In Europe 1984
Sometime she said
I'm slow
She said it about me
but it's too soon to know
Don't mind leaving,
wondering why
Whosoever told it,
told a dirty lie
Well, I'll tell you
one more to
Take what is you
with you when you go
Now I'll tumble,
tumble and die
Whosoever told it,
told a dirty lie
Already seen your
dirty mate
Sure find it harder
to concentrate
I'll be beloved,
times too slow
But make sure you
take her with you when you go
I'll love it and
leave it, the sun go down
Pray for the rain
for miles around
I'll never leave it
to wonder why
Whosoever told you,
told a dirty lie
Oh, they time you
and I'm telling you
I'd be watching,
baby no matter what you do
And I'll leave
alone, you're far too slow
Just make sure you
take her with you when you go
I want to leave, my
feet's soaking wet
I long to leave but
I ain't found you yet
And I know baby,
telling you why
Whosoever told me,
told a dirty lie
[Source: The Wicked Messenger #1489]
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Hands off your
feet, baby, this is this
This is what I
can't be
Often it hurt me
honey, looking at you but
You're looking at
me too
Because a dollar is
a dollar
And the downtown
boys play rough
Go all the way
back, baby
Tell 'em enough is
enough
__________ on the
gutter baby, which is which but
I'd rather be lucky
than be rich
Off with the money
honey that is true, but I'm
Satisfied with you
Because a dollar is
a dollar
And the downtown
boys play rough
Go all the way
back, baby
Tell 'em enough is
enough
Most of the city,
honey's, soakin' wet,
But there's no more
gold you can get
Now __________
__________ I'm facin' the wall but
Baby, you took it
all
Because a dollar is
a dollar
And the downtown
boys play rough
You tell 'em baby,
That enough is
enough
Got a gold mining
fever baby, which is which but
I'd rather be lucky
than be rich
Go off with the
money honey, that is true, but I'm
Satisfied with you
Because a dollar is
a dollar
And the downtown
boys play rough
Go all the way
back, baby
Tell 'em enough is
enough
[Tape from Barcelona, Spain, 28 June 1984]
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They sat together
in the park
As the evening sky
got dark
She looked at him
and felt a spark tingle to her bones
And then she felt
alone and wished that she'd gone straight
And watched out for
a simple twist of fate.
They walked along
by the old canal
Down waterfront
street, by the old bell
Stopped into the
Grand Hotel where the desk clerks dress in white
With a face as
black as night he said "Check out time's at eight"
All a part of a simple
twist of fate.
He woke up and the
room was thick
Something there
inside was making him sick
He heard the boot
heels in the hallway click, the sun was coming up
She dropped a coin
into the cup of a blind man at the gate
And forgot about
that simple twist of fate
________ __________
in the rain and snow
________ coal fire
and the chilly winds blow
He said "I
taught you all you know, now, don't bother me no more."
"You know
where to find the door. Go on, before it's too late"
"And forget
about that simple twist of fate"
He's walking down
through the city streets,
Looking into the
eyes of the people he meets
And late in time,
you know, he tries and greets he waited all I can do
He said "I'm
leaving my heart with you, take good care of it, be on your freight"
"All about
that simple twist of fate"
People tell me it's
a crime
To remember her for
too long of a time
She should have
caught me in my prime, she should have stayed with me
Instead of going
back off to sea and leavin me to meditate
About that simple
twist of fate.
[Tape from Paris,
France, July 1, 1984]
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Early one morning
the sun was shining
And he was laying
in bed
Wondering if she'd
changed at all
If her hair was
still red
Her folks they said
that their lives together
Sure was gonna be
rough
They never did like
mama's home-made dress,
Papa's bank book
wasn't big enough
He was standing at
the side of the road
Rain falling on his
shoes
Heading out for the
old East coast
Radio blasting the
news
Straight on through
Tangled up in blue.
She was married
when they first met
To a man four times
her age
He left her
penniless in a state of regret
It was time to bust
out of the cage
And they drove that
car as far as they could
Abandoned it out
west
Splitting up on a
dark sad night
Both agreeing it
was best
She turned around
to look at him
As he was walking
away
Saying "I wish
I could tell you all the things"
"That I never
learned to say"
He said
"That's alright, baby, I love you too"
But we were tangled
up in blue
He had a steady job
and a pretty face
And everything
seemed to fit
One day he could
just feel the waste
He put it all down
and split
And he drifted down
to New Orleans
Where they treated
him like a boy
He nearly went mad
in Baton Rouge
He nearly drowned
in Delacroix
But all the while
he was alone
The past was close
behind
He had one too many
lovers and
None of them were
too refined
All except for you
But you were
tangled up in blue
She was working in
the blinding light
And I stopped in
for a drink
I just kept looking
at her face so white
I didn't know what
to think
Later on when the
crowd thinned out
I was getting ready
to leave
She was standing
there right beside my chair
Saying "What's
that you got up your sleeve?"
I said "Nothing
baby, and that's for sure"
She leaned down
into my face
I could feel the
heat and the pulse of her
As she bent down to
tie the laces
Of my shoe
Tangled up in blue
I lived with them
on Montague Street
In a basement down
the stairs
There was snow all
winter and no heat
Revolution was in
the air
And one day all of
his slaves ran free
Something inside of
him died
The only thing I
could do was be me
And get on that
train and ride
And when it all
came crashing down
I was already south
I didn't know whether
the world was flat or round
I had the worst
taste in my mouth
That I ever knew
Tangled up in blue
So now I'm going on
back again
Maybe tomorrow or
maybe next year
I gotta find
someone among the women and men
Whose destiny is
unclear
Some are masters of
illusion
Some are ministers
of the trade
All of the strong
delusion
All of their beds
are unmade
Me I'm still
heading towards the sun
Trying to stay out
of the joint
We always did love
the very same one
We just saw her
from a different point
Of view
Tangled up in blue
[Source: The Telegraph #21]
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