(Bob Dylan)

Once upon a time you dressed so fine

Threw bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?

People called said beware doll, you're bound to fall

You thought they were all kidding you

You used to laugh about

People who were hanging out

Now you don't talk so loud

Now you don't seem so proud

About having to be scrounging your next meal



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How does it feel, how does it feel?

To be on your own, without a home

Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone



You've gone to the finest schools, alright miss lonely

but you know you only used to get juiced in it

Nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street

And now you're gonna have to get used to it

You say you never compromise

With the mystery tramp, but now you realize

He's not selling any alibies

As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes

And say do you want to make a deal?



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Oh, you never turned around to see the frowns

On the jumpers and the clowns when they did their 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 your chrome horse with your diplomat

Who carried on his shoulder a siamese cat

Ain't it hard when you discovered that

He really wasn't where it's at

After he took from you everything he could steal



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Princess on a steeple and all the pretty people

They're all drinking, thinking that they've got it made

Exchanging all precious gifts

You better take your diamond ring, you better pawn it babe

You used to be so amused

At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used

Go to him he calls you, you can't refuse-acapo