The second side of the story is basically patriotism, it says it in the title. Its simple and effective. American is currently going through the cold war and this is right after the Vietnam war. Keep in mind this is when everyone was paranoid/red scare and all those uncertainties. The song is not 1970 but 1978 sorry for the typo earlier. I really liked the Lincoln Bridge symbolizing freedom. Props to beer good. 1st verse - America going to fight for freedom or get destroyed. 2nd verse - she = justice, waiting and eye on door = everyone scared there might be a war/paranoia 3rd - tribute to Vietnam veterans 4th - wagon mobilizing, dragon = smell that the war might start soon, where do i enlist. 5th - last time/stripped kneeled = enlisted for vietnam, magnetic field = soliders forced to fight, gypsy = government, broken flag - no reason. 6th - america is ready to stand again even though they just got back up from vietnam. 6th - Overturn = find the truth, disconnect = break the tension/call for peace OR stop holding back and attack. Bob Dylan is making fun of and criticizing the government about going to Vietnam and saying how we didn't learn our lesson while still showing American patriotism. Honestly this could be looked at in many different ways but I am just biased about the war but this song is fricken awesome and I just heard it the first time today.
The second side of the story is basically patriotism, it says it in the title. Its simple and effective. American is currently going through the cold war and this is right after the Vietnam war. Keep in mind this is when everyone was paranoid/red scare and all those uncertainties. The song is not 1970 but 1978 sorry for the typo earlier. I really liked the Lincoln Bridge symbolizing freedom. Props to beer good. 1st verse - America going to fight for freedom or get destroyed. 2nd verse - she = justice, waiting and eye on door = everyone scared there might be a war/paranoia 3rd - tribute to Vietnam veterans 4th - wagon mobilizing, dragon = smell that the war might start soon, where do i enlist. 5th - last time/stripped kneeled = enlisted for vietnam, magnetic field = soliders forced to fight, gypsy = government, broken flag - no reason. 6th - america is ready to stand again even though they just got back up from vietnam. 6th - Overturn = find the truth, disconnect = break the tension/call for peace OR stop holding back and attack. Bob Dylan is making fun of and criticizing the government about going to Vietnam and saying how we didn't learn our lesson while still showing American patriotism. Honestly this could be looked at in many different ways but I am just biased about the war but this song is fricken awesome and I just heard it the first time today.