Sign on the Window Lyrics

Lyric discussion by jassss 

Cover art for Sign on the Window lyrics by Bob Dylan

i agree about this song being about rejection, but why does the sign on the window say "lonely"? oh and the rhyme scheme of the third stanza is brilliant, i love it.

I think this song really defines Bob Dylan.

"Sign on a window says Lonely" Refers to the way outsiders looking in may see things.

The Mob sees someone who does not desire much outside contact as a "loner"

The first Verse defines the way his ideal life may seem to onlookers "lonely"

The second and third he makes his case against "Mainstreet life" -not his cup of tea. "looks like nothin but rain"

The last verse defines the Ideal living situation. Cut off from the world with the people he...