In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
If you don't know by now
No it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It'll never do somehow
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn
Look out your window and I'll be gone
You're the reason I'm traveling on
But don't think twice, it's all right
It ain't no use in turning on your light, babe
The light I never knowed
Oh, it ain't no use in turning 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 talking anyway
Don't think twice, it's all right
It ain't no use in calling out my name, boy
Like you've never done before
No it ain't no use in calling out my name, boy
Cause I can't hear you anymore
Oh, I'm a-thinking and a-wonderin' walking down the road
Said I once loved a man, a child, I'm told
I give him my heart but he wanted my soul
Don't think twice, it's all right
So long honey, babe
Where I'm bound, I can't tell
Goodbye's too good a word, babe
So I'll just say, "Fare thee well"
I ain't saying you treated me unkind
You could've done better but I don't mind
You just kinda wasted my precious time
But don't think twice, it's all right
Don't think twice, it's all right
If you don't know by now
No it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It'll never do somehow
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn
Look out your window and I'll be gone
You're the reason I'm traveling on
But don't think twice, it's all right
It ain't no use in turning on your light, babe
The light I never knowed
Oh, it ain't no use in turning 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 talking anyway
Don't think twice, it's all right
It ain't no use in calling out my name, boy
Like you've never done before
No it ain't no use in calling out my name, boy
Cause I can't hear you anymore
Oh, I'm a-thinking and a-wonderin' walking down the road
Said I once loved a man, a child, I'm told
I give him my heart but he wanted my soul
Don't think twice, it's all right
So long honey, babe
Where I'm bound, I can't tell
Goodbye's too good a word, babe
So I'll just say, "Fare thee well"
I ain't saying you treated me unkind
You could've done better but I don't mind
You just kinda wasted my precious time
But don't think twice, it's all right
Don't think twice, it's all right
Lyrics submitted by Jack, edited by goodnews, DubiousDoobies, lyricdude22
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Lyrics as written by Bob Dylan
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