This Isn't Rock and Roll, It's War

Are you a folk singer?
No, I could try to explain to you,
But it’d make no difference.
How does it feel to have such success in pop music?
First of all, I’m not even a pop singer.
Josh Dunson implies in his new book you have sold out
To commercial and topical songwriting success…
No comment, no arguments, I certainly don’t feel guilty.
Describe this, describe that
I’ll just say something cheeky here.
When you did this, wrote that, said that, what did it mean to you?
I don’t know. I don’t remember.

Do you care about what you sing?
How can I answer a question like that?
He’s got a lot of nerve asking me a question like that!
Did he ask the Beatles that?
This man has never heard a single song of mine
And he wants to question my success?
The real question is does this guy care
About what he writes?
He’s the one who traveled cross-country
To interview a stranger
He knows nothing about.

Why do I care?
I’ve never been in Time Magazine
And I’ve filled this hall twice-
I don’t need Time Magazine.
This guy is wasting his time
And mine.

This can’t be a good article.
The guy who is really writing this article
Is sitting behind a desk in New York City
With his feet propped up
And his eyes laid shut-
He’s gonna say something like
He has his finger on the pulse of our generation.
He’s God.
He’s the voice of our generation.
He’s a prophet.

Let me tell you something Time Magazine,
Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Creem Magazine-
I’m no god, I’m no prophet,
And I sure as hell don’t belong to you.
I don’t belong to anybody.
Hell, I don’t even belong to myself.
I don’t want to anymore.
I’m gonna find me a new Bob Dylan tomorrow.
You can have him.
He’s all yours.