Lyric discussion by RayMan 

One more thing. I regret Dylan's use of the word "astronomy" in the verse "I don't care about economy, I don't care about astronomy". I'm quite sure what he's referring to here is the now-popular use of Astology, that is Fortune Telling, which is a very unchristian practice. Astronomy is the valid science of studying celestial bodies, and the term simply doesn't fit here.

No, I think he really means astronomy. But it's not because he really doesn't care about astronomy. He needed a humourous rhyming word. He does it all the time, including on this album -- "might live in a dome."

@RayMan @Starquest I actually don't agree with either of you, for what it's worth. As an economist I would love to defend Economics and Economy as a valid science. I think what he is saying is that Astronomy and Economics are not going to help him answer the problems he is talking about in this song.

@RayMan @Starquest I actually don't agree with either of you, for what it's worth. As an economist I would love to defend Economics and Economy as a valid science. I think what he is saying is that Astronomy and Economics are not going to help him answer the problems he is talking about in this song.

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