Ballad in plain d - Bob Dylan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=405A1VCAj10&list=AL94UKMTqg-9CJsuyY_VvMK3EyXkq2qyeZ

I once loved a girl, her skin it was bronze.

With the innocence of a lamb, she was gentle like a fawn.

I courted her proudly but now she is gone,

Gone as the season she's taken.

Through young summer's breeze, I stole her away

From her mother and sister, though close did they stay.

Each one of them suffering from the failures of their day,

With strings of guilt they tried hard to guide us.

Of the two sisters, I loved the young.

With sensitive instincts, she was the creative one.

The constant scapegoat, she was easily undone

By the jealousy of others around her.

For her parasite sister, I had no respect,

Bound by her boredom, her pride to protect.

Countless visions of the other she'd reflect

As a crutch for her scenes and her society.

Myself, for what I did, I cannot be excused,

The changes I was going through can't even be used,

For the lies that I told her in hopes not to lose

The could-be dream-lover of my lifetime.

With unknown consciousness, I possessed in my grip

A magnificent mantelpiece, though its heart being chipped,

Noticing not that I'd already slipped

To a sin of love's false security.

From silhouetted anger to manufactured peace,

Answers of emptiness, voice vacancies,

Till the tombstones of damage read me no questions but, "Please,

What's wrong and what's exactly the matter?"

And so it did happen like it could have been foreseen,

The timeless explosion of fantasy's dream.

At the peak of the night, the king and the queen

Tumbled all down into pieces.

"The tragic figure!" her sister did shout,

"Leave her alone, God damn you, get out!"

And I in my armor, turning about

And nailing her to the ruins of her pettiness.

Beneath a bare light bulb the plaster did pound

Her sister and I in a screaming battleground.

And she in between, the victim of sound,

Soon shattered as a child 'neath her shadows.

All is gone, all is gone, admit it, take flight.

I gagged twice, doubled, tears blinding my sight.

My mind it was mangled, I ran into the night

Leaving all of love's ashes behind me.

The wind knocks my window, the room it is wet.

The words to say I'm sorry, I haven't found yet.

I think of her often and hope whoever she's met

Will be fully aware of how precious she is.

Ah, my friends from the prison, they ask unto me,

"How good, how good does it feel to be free?"

And I answer them most mysteriously,

"Are birds free from the chains of the skyway?"

Bob Dylan - Forever Young

May God bless and keep you always 
May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you

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May God bless and keep you always,

May your wishes all come true,

May you always do for others

And let others do for you.

May you build a ladder to the stars

And climb on every rung,

May you stay forever young,

Forever young, forever young,

May you stay forever young.

May you grow up to be righteous,

May you grow up to be true,

May you always know the truth

And see the lights surrounding you.

May you always be courageous,

Stand upright and be strong,

May you stay forever young,

Forever young, forever young,

May you stay forever young.

May your hands always be busy,

May your feet always be swift,

May you have a strong foundation

When the winds of changes shift.

May your heart always be joyful,

May your song always be sung,

May you stay forever young,

Forever young, forever young,

May you stay forever young.

Bob Dylan - Idiot Wind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QnUnoReKP0s




Someone's got it in for me, they're planting stories in the press

Whoever it is I wish they'd cut it out but when they will I can only guess.

They say I shot a man named Gray and took his wife to Italy,

She inherited a million bucks and when she died it came to me.

I can't help it if I'm lucky.


People see me all the time and they just can't remember how to act

Their minds are filled with big ideas, images and distorted facts.

Even you, yesterday you had to ask me where it was at,

I couldn't believe after all these years, you didn't know me better than that

Sweet lady.


Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your mouth,

Blowing down the backroads headin' south.

Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth,

You're an idiot, babe.

It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe.


I ran into the fortune-teller, who said beware of lightning that might strike

I haven't known peace and quiet for so long I can't remember what it's like.

There's a lone soldier on the cross, smoke pourin' out of a boxcar door,

You didn't know it, you didn't think it could be done, in the final end he won the wars

After losin' every battle.


I woke up on the roadside, daydreamin' 'bout the way things sometimes are

Visions of your chestnut mare shoot through my head and are makin' me see stars.

You hurt the ones that I love best and cover up the truth with lies.

One day you'll be in the ditch, flies buzzin' around your eyes,

Blood on your saddle.


Idiot wind, blowing through the flowers on your tomb,

Blowing through the curtains in your room.

Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth,

You're an idiot, babe.

It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe.


It was gravity which pulled us down and destiny which broke us apart

You tamed the lion in my cage but it just wasn't enough to change my heart.

Now everything's a little upside down, as a matter of fact the wheels have stopped,

What's good is bad, what's bad is good, you'll find out when you reach the top

You're on the bottom.


I noticed at the ceremony, your corrupt ways had finally made you blind

I can't remember your face anymore, your mouth has changed, your eyes

don't look into mine.

The priest wore black on the seventh day and sat stone-faced while the building 

burned.

I waited for you on the running boards, near the cypress trees, while the springtime 

turned Slowly into autumn.


Idiot wind, blowing like a circle around my skull,

From the Grand Coulee Dam to the Capitol.

Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth,

You're an idiot, babe.

It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe.


I can't feel you anymore, I can't even touch the books you've read

Every time I crawl past your door, I been wishin' I was somebody else instead.

Down the highway, down the tracks, down the road to ecstasy,

I followed you beneath the stars, hounded by your memory

And all your ragin' glory.


I been double-crossed now for the very last time and now I'm finally free,

I kissed goodbye the howling beast on the borderline which separated you from me.

You'll never know the hurt I suffered nor the pain I rise above,

And I'll never know the same about you, your holiness or your kind of love,

And it makes me feel so sorry.


Idiot wind, blowing through the buttons of our coats,

Blowing through the letters that we wrote.

Idiot wind, blowing through the dust upon our shelves,

We're idiots, babe.


It's a wonder we can even feed ourselves.

Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeC1Dz2vMUI&feature=related

When the rain is blowing in your face

And the whole world is on your case

I could offer you a warm embrace

To make you feel my love

When the evening shadows and the stars appear

And there is no one there to dry your tears

I could hold you for a million years

To make you feel my love

I know you haven't made your mind up yet

But I would never do you wrong

I've known it from the moment that we met

No doubt in my mind where you belong

I'd go hungry, I'd go black and blue

I'd go crawling down the avenue

There's nothing that I wouldn't do

To make you feel my love

The storms are raging on the rollin' sea

And on the highway of regret

The winds of change are blowing wild and free

You ain't seen nothing like me yet

I could make you happy, make your dreams come true

Nothing that I wouldn't do

Go to the ends of the earth for you

To make you feel my love

Father of night - Bob Dylan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEb1CWyrMjE



Father of night, Father of day,

Father, who taketh the darkness away,

Father, who teacheth the bird to fly,

Builder of rainbows up in the sky,

Father of loneliness and pain,

Father of love and Father of rain.


Father of day, Father of night,

Father of black, Father of white,

Father, who build the mountain so high,

Who shapeth the cloud up in the sky,

Father of time, Father of dreams,

Father, who turneth the rivers and streams.


Father of grain, Father of wheat,

Father of cold and Father of heat,

Father of air and Father of trees,

Who dwells in our hearts and our memories,

Father of minutes, Father of days,

Father of whom we most solemnly praise

George Harrison And Bob Dylan - If Not For You

George Harrison And Bob Dylan - If Not For You

If Not For You

If not for you,

Babe, I couldn't find the door,

Couldn't even see the floor,

I'd be sad and blue,

If not for you.

If not for you,

Babe, I'd lay awake all night,

Wait for the mornin' light

To shine in through,

But it would not be new,

If not for you.

If not for you

My sky would fall,

Rain would gather too.

Without your love I'd be nowhere at all,

I'd be lost if not for you,

And you know it's true.

If not for you

My sky would fall,

Rain would gather too.

Without your love I'd be nowhere at all,

Oh! What would I do

If not for you.

If not for you,

Winter would have no spring,

Couldn't hear the robin sing,

I just wouldn't have a clue,

Anyway it wouldn't ring true,

If not for you.

I want you - Bob Dylan

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The guilty undertaker sighs

The lonesome organ grinder cries

The silver saxophones say I should refuse you

The cracked bells and washed-out horns

Blow into my face with scorn

But it's not that way

I wasn't born to lose you

I want you, I want you

I want you, so bad

Honey, I want you

The drunken politician leaps

Upon the streets where mothers weep

And the saviours who are fast asleep, they wait for you

And I wait for them to interrupt

Me drinkin' from my broken cup

And ask me to

Open up the gate for you

I want you, I want you

I want you, so bad

Honey, I want you

Now all my fathers, they?ve gone down

True love they?ve been without it

But all their daughters put me down

?Cause I don?t think about it

Well, I returned to the Queen of Spades

And talk with my chambermaid

She knows that I'm not afraid to look at her

She's good to me

And there?s nothing she doesn?t see

She knows where I?d like to be

But it doesn?t matter

I want you, I want you

I want you, so bad

Honey, I want you

Now your dancing child with his Chinese suit

He spoke to me, I took his flute

No, I wasn't very cute to him, was I?

But I did it, though, because he lied

Because he took you for a ride

Because time was on his side

Because I...

I want you, I want you

I want you, so bad

Honey, I want you

Bob Dylan - Ballad Of A Thin Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbr3EAiu0EE&feature=related 

You walk into the room
With your pencil in your hand
You see somebody naked and you
you say, "Who is that man?"
You try so hard
But you don't understand
Just what you'll say
When you get home
Because something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?

You raise up your head
And you ask, "Is this where it is?"
And somebody points to you and says "It's his"
And you say, "What's mine?"
And somebody else says, "Where what is?"
And you say, "Oh my God
Am I here all alone?"
But something is happening here
and you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?

You hand in your ticket
And you go watch the geek
Who immediately walks up to you
When he hears you speak
And says, "How does it feel
to be such a freak?"
And you say, "Impossible"
As he hands you a bone
And something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?

You have many contacts
Among the lumberjacks
To get you facts
When someone attacks your imagination
But nobody has any respect
Anyway they already expect you
To just give a check
To tax-deductible
Charity organizations

You've been with the professors
And they've all liked your looks
With great lawyers you have
Discussed lepers and crooks
You've been through
All of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books
You're very well read
It's well known
But something is happening here
And you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?

Well, the sword swallower
He comes up to you
And then he kneels
He crosses himself
And then he clicks his high heels
And without further notice
He asks you how it feels?
And he says, "Here is your throat back
Thanks for the loan"
And you know something is happening
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?

Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow!
Give me some milk or else go home"
And you know something is happening
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?

Well, you walk into the room
Like a camel and then you frown
You put your eyes in your pocket
And your nose on the ground
There ought to be a law
Against you comin' around
You should be made to wear earphones
But something is happening here
And you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?

Don't Think Twice It's Alright - Bob Dylan

Don't Think Twice It's Alright - Bob Dylan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZPh3hpxLKs

It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe

If you don't know by now

An' it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe

It doesn't matter anyhow

When your rooster crows at the break of dawn

Look out your window and I'll be gone

You're the reason I'm trav'lin' on

Don't think twice, it's all right

It ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe

That light I never knowed

An' it ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe

I'm on the dark side of the road

Still I wish there was somethin' you would do or say

To try and make me change my mind and stay

We never did too much talkin' anyway

So don't think twice, it's all right

So it ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal

Like you never did before

It ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal

I can't hear you any more

I'm a-thinkin' and a-wond'rin' walking down the road

I once loved a woman, a child I'm told

I give her my heart but she wanted my soul

But don't think twice, it's all right

I'm walkin' down that long, lonesome road, babe

Where I'm bound, I can't tell

But goodbye's too good a word, babe

So I'll just say fare thee well

I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind

You could have done better but I don't mind

You just kinda wasted my precious time

But don't think twice, it's all right

Bob Dylan - Sweetheart Like You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=PpRKstHl7Y0

Well the pressures down the boss aint here
He's got north for a while
They say that vanity got the best of him 
But he sure left here in style
By the way that's a cute hat and a smile so hard to resist
But whats a sweetheart like you doing in a dump like this?

You know i once knew a woman who looked like you,
She wanted a whole man, not just a half,
She used to call me sweet daddy when i was just a child
You kind of remind me of her when you laugh.
In order to deal in this game youve got to make the king disappear,
Its done with a flick of the wrist
Whats a sweetheart like you doing in a dump like this?

You know a woman like you should be at home,
Thats where you belong,
Taking care of somone nice,
Who don't know how to do you wrong.
Just how much abuse will you be able to take?
Well there's no way to tell by the first kiss.
What's a sweetheart like you doing in a dump like this?

You know you can make a name for yourself,
You know you can hear them tires squeal,
You can be known as the most beautiful woman
Who ever crawled across cut glass to make a deal.

You know news of you has come down the line
Even before you came through the door
They say in your fathers house, theres many mansions
Each one of them s got a fire proof floor.
Snap out of it people are jealous of you,
They smile to your face, but behind your back they hiss
What's a sweetheart like you doing in a dump like this?

Got to be an important person to be in here baby,
Got to have done some evil deed,
Got to have your own harem when you come in the door,
Got to play your heart until your lips bleed.

They say that patriotism is the last refuge
To which a scoundrel clings
Steal a little and they throw you in jail,
Steal a lot and they make you a king.
Theres only one more step from here baby,
Its called the land of permanent bliss.
Whats a sweetheart like you doing in a dump like this?

Bob Dylan

Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan - Big River

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Big River Johnny Cash

By John R. Cash
Recorded 11/12/57; Number 4 - Country Chart

Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry,
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky.
And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River.
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die.

I met her accidentally in St. Paul (Minnesota).And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl.
Then I heard my dream was back Downstream cavortin' in Davenport,
And I followed you, Big River, when you called.

Then you took me to St. Louis later on (down the river).
A freighter said she's been here
But she's gone, boy, she's gone.
I found her trail in Memphis, But she just walked up the block.
She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone.

Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge,
River Queen, roll it on.
Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans.
Go on, I've had enough;
Dump my blues down in the gulf.
She loves you, Big River, more than me.

Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry,
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky.
And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River.
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die.