Lyrics Don't Pick A Fight With A Poet - Madeleine Peyroux
When
you′re
walking
on
the
street,
And
the
people
that
you
meet,
Make
you
want
to
start
a
big
fight,
'Cause
they
talk
as
if
they′re
so
right.
There
is
one
thing
to
remember,
In
case
you
haven't
heard:
You
can
kill
a
mighty
emperor,
But
you
cannot
smite
a
word.
So,
don't
pick
a
fight
with
a
poet.
Don′t
raise
your
hand
on
a
whim.
Whether
it′s
wrong
or
it's
right,
There′s
a
lesson
in
life,
And
to
learn
it,
you
have
to
give
in,
Cause
the
poet
knows
you
can't
win.
When
you′re
twitching
at
the
bar,
No
one
knows
who
you
are,
And
you
want
to
prove
them
all
wrong,
You
think
you
are
so
strong.
You
can
try
to
make
them
listen.
You
can
try
to
be
the
boss,
But
the
storyteller
is
the
one
Who
calls
the
toss.
So,
don't
pick
a
fight
with
a
poet.
Don′t
raise
your
hand
on
a
whim.
Whether
it
is
wrong
or
it's
right,
Whether
it's
wrong
or
it′s
right
There′ll
be
a
lesson
tonight,
And
to
learn
it
you'll
have
to
give
in,
′Cause
a
poet
knows
you
can't
win.
Over
there
in
the
corner
with
a
Cheshire
grin
Making
rhyme
out
of
broken
hearts
Cryin′
the
hymn.
And
two
tokes
from
a
good
time,
A
toast
away
from
fist
flying,
Congregating
the
world
With
a
paper
and
pen.
Don't
pick
a
fight
with
a
poet.
Don′t
raise
your
hand
on
a
whim.
Whether
it's
wrong
or
right,
There's
a
lesson
in
life,
And
to
learn
it,
you′ll
have
to
give
in,
Cause
a
poet
knows,
you
can′t
win.
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1 Martha, My Dear
2 Martha, My Dear
3 The Kind You Can't Afford
4 Leaving Home Again
5 The Things I've Seen Today
6 Fickle Dove
7 Lay Your Sleeping Head, My Love
8 Standing On the Rooftop
9 I Threw It All Away
10 The Party Oughta Be Comin' Soon
11 Superhero
12 Love In Vain
13 Don't Pick A Fight With A Poet
14 Meet Me In Rio
15 Ophelia
16 The Way of All Things
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