I remember a funny man who used to make us laugh
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But the proof of his truth--they cut his life in half
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A caustic wit that cut a bit--opinions were too strong
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He must have rubbed somebody wrong
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Cuz he's long time gone
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I remember a crucial man--played strat' with his left hand
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Tunes he chose of "Gold and Roe" and "Castles Made of Sand"
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Social ills--hi conscience willed a different type of song
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Sang about "lead"--click, BANG! He's dead--he's long time gone
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I remember an ebony prince who taught his brothers pride
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Said the black man's loss--just another cross on which another prophet has died
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Some people wanted them leaderless--a race of hungry pawns
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Their solution to his revolution: To make him long time gone
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Though some will object when you suspect
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That they cause to affect the cause and effect
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When you reflect on lives that were checked
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Still in retrospect the truth was neglected
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Though some will protect the order they pecked
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For failing to suspect the cleansing effect
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Till you they reject with a Haitian insect
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With AIDS they infect by a bite on the neck
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Like the Nazi correct--kill and dissect
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"The inferior Sect", their race to protect
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I remember a gentleman who took his cause o far
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Said not to be afraid but to parade and be just what you are
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Defied the name of guilt and shame, he proved his skeptics wrong
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Must have said something wrong, cuz now he's long time gone
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(For Lenny Bruce, Jimi Henrix, Malcolm X, Harvey Milk and all.)
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Long Time Gone
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