Sidewalk College
Wisdom too wise
To be contained in books
An intellect shunned by universities
Now
Forced to learn by those
Who are studied for a thesis
Pontificating
With those who don’t know
What pontification is
Discussing bondage
And slavery
With disillusioned free men and women
Yes
I went to school
On your back porch
The sidewalk in front of your house
Where I used to work
In the hair salon
Of the corner store carry-out
Waiting
For my burger and fries
Yes
I went to school
An while you
Politic about crime
I perpetrate it
While you pay tuition
To go to school
I pay dues
And give your books new information
I am what you spend years
Trying to understand
So yes
I went to school
Wisdom too wise
To be contained in books
An intellect shunned by universities
Now
Forced to learn by those
Who are studied for a thesis
Pontificating
With those who don’t know
What pontification is
Discussing bondage
And slavery
With disillusioned free men and women
Yes
I went to school
On your back porch
The sidewalk in front of your house
Where I used to work
In the hair salon
Of the corner store carry-out
Waiting
For my burger and fries
Yes
I went to school
An while you
Politic about crime
I perpetrate it
While you pay tuition
To go to school
I pay dues
And give your books new information
I am what you spend years
Trying to understand
So yes
I went to school