lyrics by Jackson Dawes

I sometimes get asked who I would like to meet Anyone in history, Alive or dead Since my mind is very orderly and linear I followed a systematic approach and asked some people who THEY would want to meet Mostly people looked at me funny and kept on walking But I got a few suggestions from people none of them were right for me: George Washington? No thanks. Albert Einstein? He might be cool to meet but I don't think it would be a very interesting conversation Plus my German is terrible Adolf Hitler? Many people want to meet him and see if they could kill him. No dice. For starters, that would screw up the space-time continuum. But more importantly, he's not someone that I WANT to meet and this is about people I want to meet If I did meet him, it would be more of a duty or an obligation (to kill him) John Lennon? Most accounts are pretty clear on the fact that John Lennon was an asshole Of course, he himself often said he was an asshole so he was probably right. Jesus Christ? Nope. If I met Jesus, it would be just so I could tell my friends that I hung out with Jesus. A few problems with this Jesus obviously didn't speak English How would we communicate - charades? Poor guy had nails in his hands Plus, this particular choice of meeting anyone, dead or alive, doesn't apply to fictional characters. If it did, I'd have to start considering Philip Marlowe, Legolas from Lord of the Rings Tintin, any of the A-Team, Minnie Mouse, et cetera' Better to limit it to real people I don't have any dead relatives that I feel like digging up metaphorically After running around in circles and getting nowhere I decided that after considering all these long-dead people the person I would most like to meet is Michael Jackson Am I a fan of his music? No, not particularly. But to sit down in my living room with some coffee, and maybe some biscotti I am a good host, after all and Michael Jackson, I bet that would be really interesting So I'd like to meet Michael Jackson, because I bet he has some awesome stories but he's all kooky too, so I'd have to come prepared with a lot of questions. But I think that would be really cool.