| Lyrics: | by Bob Dylan
Oh all the money that in my whole life I did spend,
Be it mine right or
wrongfully,
I let it slip gladly past the hands of my friends
To tie up the time most
forcefully.
But the bottles are done,
We've killed each one
And the table's full and
overflowed.
And the corner sign
Says it's closing time,
So I'll bid farewell and be
down the road.
Oh ev'ry girl that ever l've touched,
I did not do it
harmfully.
And ev'ry girl that ever I've hurt,
I did not do it knowin'ly.
But to
remain as friends and make amends
You need the time and stay behind.
And since my feet are
now fast
And point away from the past,
I'll bid farewell and be down the
line.
Oh ev'ry foe that ever I faced,
The cause was there before we came.
And
ev'ry cause that ever I fought,
I fought it full without regret or shame.
But the dark
does die
As the curtain is drawn and somebody's eyes
Must meet the dawn.
And if I see
the day
I'd only have to stay,
So I'll bid farewell in the night and be
gone.
Oh, ev'ry thought that's strung a knot in my mind,
I might go insane if it
couldn't be sprung.
But it's not to stand naked under unknowin' eyes,
It's for myself and
my friends my stories are sung.
But the time ain't tall,
Yet on time you depend and no
word is possessed
By no special friend.
And though the line is cut,
It ain't quite
the end,
I'll just bid farewell till we meet again.
Oh a false clock tries to tick
out my time
To disgrace, distract, and bother me.
And the dirt of gossip blows into my
face,
And the dust of rumors covers me.
But if the arrow is straight
And the point is
slick,
It can pierce through dust no matter how thick.
So I'll make my stand
And
remain as I am
And bid farewell and not give a damn |
