Last Bookstore in Town

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THE GIRL BEHIND THE COUNTER 
HAS A STUD RIGHT THROUGH HER NOSE
SHE WEARS THE SICKLY ODOR 
OF PATCHOULI ON HER CLOTHES
SHE POINTS TO THE PHILOSOPHY
THEY HAVE IN ROWS AND ROWS

BY CHAPTER ONE YOU KNOW
THIS IS A BOOK YOU WANNA CLOSE
BY SOME YOUNG AUTHOR OF EXPERIMENTAL PROSE
IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THROUGH
IT’LL MAKE YOU COMATOSE

BUT I WOULDN’T READ MUCH INTO IT
IT’S PROGRESS KNOCK IT DOWN
IT’S THE LAST BOOKSTORE IN TOWN
A LOT OF LEARNED FELLOWS 
WANNA BURY IT IN THE GROUND 
IT’S THE LAST BOOKSTORE IN TOWN 

OWNED BY A PAIR OF SPINSTERS
OR LESBIANS AT BEST
OLD AND MUSTY TIRED AND DUSTY
FULL OF WORK BY HERMANN HESSE
KAFKA CAMUS TOLSTOY AND A BIO
OF GEORGE BEST 

IT’S HARD ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND 
MAYBE THIS IS A TEST 
STEINBECK MAILER KEROUAC
A BOOK ON MOVES IN CHESS
THERE’S NOTHING HERE WORTH READING
I REALLY MUST CONFESS


BUT I WOULDN’T READ MUCH INTO IT
IT’S PROGRESS KNOCK IT DOWN
IT’S THE LAST BOOKSTORE IN TOWN
A LOT OF SMART COOKIES
WANNA BURN IT TO THE GROUND
IT’S THE LAST BOOKSTORE IN TOWN

IT HASN’T MADE A CENT
SINCE MANY A YEAR GONE PAST
THE INTERNET KICKED IN
AND KICKED IT IN THE ASS
THEY DON’T EVEN SELL COFFEE HERE
OR MEDICINAL GRASS

AND I COULDN’T FIND A SINGLE WORK
WITH STICKERS IN PLAIN VIEW
20% OR MORE OFF AND FREE LATTE TOO
AND THE SYSTEM OF DISPLAY
WELL IT’S A HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY STEW
THE CLASSICS AND THE PULP
GOT MIXED UP WITH THE NEW
THE ROACHES AND THE SILVERFISH
ATE THE BINDINGS TOO
SOMEONE GET ME OUT OF HERE
BEFORE I GET AS SMART AS YOU

CHORUS #1 

HEY! WE GOT A READER HERE
WHY ARE YOU READIN’? 
WHY ARE YOU READIN’? X3 

BUT I WOULDN’T READ MUCH INTO IT
IT’S PROGRESS KNOCK IT DOWN 
IT’S THE LAST BOOKSTORE IN TOWN
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dl

1 day ago
super!