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Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan cover) Lyrics
Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People'd call, say "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"
You thought they were all kiddin' you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hangin' out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging for your next meal
How does it feel
How does it feel
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely
But you know you only used to get juiced in it
And nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street
And now you find out you're gonna have to get used to it
You said you'd never compromise
With the mystery tramp, but now you realize
He's not selling any alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And ask him do you want to make a deal?
How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the clowns
When they all came down and did tricks for you
You never understood that it ain't no good
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat
Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat
Ain't it hard when you discover that he really wasn't where it's at
After he took from you everything he could steal
How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people
They're drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made
Exchanging all kinds of precoius gifts and things
But you'd better lift your diamond ring, you'd better pawn it babe
You used to be so amused
At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used
Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse
When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal
How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People'd call, say "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"
You thought they were all kiddin' you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hangin' out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging for your next meal
How does it feel
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
But you know you only used to get juiced in it
And nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street
And now you find out you're gonna have to get used to it
You said you'd never compromise
With the mystery tramp, but now you realize
He's not selling any alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And ask him do you want to make a deal?
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
When they all came down and did tricks for you
You never understood that it ain't no good
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat
Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat
Ain't it hard when you discover that he really wasn't where it's at
After he took from you everything he could steal
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
They're drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made
Exchanging all kinds of precoius gifts and things
But you'd better lift your diamond ring, you'd better pawn it babe
You used to be so amused
At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used
Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse
When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
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This is a Bob Dylan song, and i don't think the Stones ever did a cover of this, so if the mods could remove this song somehow, that would probably best
Actually the Stones DID cover this song. I can't remember what album it's on or if it's even on an album, but they covered it. In fact when I saw the Stones a couple months ago, they played it.
It was on the album Stripped...
"As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes And ask him do you want to make a deal?"
The song is about making a deal with the devil I think.
of course the stones covered this song !!! what are you talking about?! and you MUST watch the video, everything you need to understand is in it.
Not sure why they covered this. Not that it's a bad song--just a little too obvious. I think it's about a spoiled little rich debutante whose pampered way of living crumbles when reality sets in. So, in that way it does fit in with the attitude Mick Jagger had towards these brats back in the 60s. Dylan once told Keith "I could've written 'Satisfaction' but you guys couldn't have written 'Like a Rolling Stone'. Keith's response while telling the story was "he was lucky he walked away with all of his teeth still in his head. He was right--but lucky"
I don't think they did it for "obvious" reasons (i.e. I guess you are saying that the band's name is in the song). They did it because it is a brilliant song and nobody BUT the Stones could cover this song and rival Dylan's version.
I don't think they did it for "obvious" reasons (i.e. I guess you are saying that the band's name is in the song). They did it because it is a brilliant song and nobody BUT the Stones could cover this song and rival Dylan's version.
The song has been covered by the Stones for years, even before the release of Stripped. Mick Jagger usually introduces the song with "This is a song Bob Dylan wrote for us." It's one of the Stones' best covers to be added to their live sets.
I'm gonna say this is a song about how you can be livin large one day and the next, be on the streets.In your prime you threw the bums a dime, when you're on top. Now you don't walk so proud now you don't talk so loud. About scrounging for your next meal. When your not doin so hot.
some of the official video for the song seems to be eluding to Edie Sedgwick. People say Dylan originally wrote the song about her, but that's not true because he hadn't met her until after the song was released. But anyway in the video for the Stones' cover, there's the blonde girl. Being followed around by a tall white blond guy with thick rimmed glasses. When she's riding in the convertible and on the bed, it's very similar to scenes in Ciao Manhattan. Just thought i'd mention it =p
Picking the obvious choice is... obvious. Why not? Love this song. It's message is only perceptible through life experience. No other medium can truly convey its meaning. Live 20-30 years (or 20-30 years worth of life in a briefer epoch) and you can then analyze this song.