yes guest jerry,but i would not describe that as one of his vague progressive cliches however i did provide some examples, your example is a red herring, becquse i never said it was progressive cliches in its entirety
these were the examples
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?another example
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand
and this meaningless cliche
Yes, 'n' how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
that is why i do not think he is agreat songwriter ,not because all his ongs are rubbish but because some of his songs have major flaws