That was the line the guy playing guitar at the Rideau-street underpass was singing as I walked through this morning. My thoughts in order.
1. "Why is it significant that your guitar was on your back?"
2. After he sang the next line about getting a ride from a man in a big fancy Cadillac, I thought, "Oh, I see your guitar was on your back because it has to rhyme with 'Cadillac'."
3. As I was walking away, I thought, "This must be an old song because its been 40 years since the last time a Cadillac was any kind of status symbol."
4. As I was waiting for the the light at the cross walk to change, the singer began running down the values of the man in the Cadillac and I thought, "But he gave you a ride."
5. After I was out of earshot, I thought, "Where does someone singing for change in an underpass get the notion that he is morally superior to someone who can afford the payments on a car."
6. And then I thought, "Get a job."
And I didn't feel even a twinge of regret or guilt at having though such a thing.
1. "Why is it significant that your guitar was on your back?"
2. After he sang the next line about getting a ride from a man in a big fancy Cadillac, I thought, "Oh, I see your guitar was on your back because it has to rhyme with 'Cadillac'."
3. As I was walking away, I thought, "This must be an old song because its been 40 years since the last time a Cadillac was any kind of status symbol."
4. As I was waiting for the the light at the cross walk to change, the singer began running down the values of the man in the Cadillac and I thought, "But he gave you a ride."
5. After I was out of earshot, I thought, "Where does someone singing for change in an underpass get the notion that he is morally superior to someone who can afford the payments on a car."
6. And then I thought, "Get a job."
And I didn't feel even a twinge of regret or guilt at having though such a thing.
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