Like A Rolling Stone
- Bob Dylan Lyrics

Once upon a time you dressed so fine
There was a time when you were wealthy and well dressed

Threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
Back then, you used to give some money to beggars

People call say 'beware doll, you're bound to fall'
People warned you that you were in danger of failure

You thought they were all kidding you
You didn't take them seriously

You used to laugh about
You used to make fun of

Everybody that was hanging out
Everyone who was around you

Now you don't talk so loud
Now you are not as confident

Now you don't seem so proud
You are not as haughty as before

About having to be scrounging your next meal
The fact that you have to struggle to find food makes you uncomfortable

How does it feel, how does it feel?
How does it feel to experience this new way of life?

To be without a home
To have nowhere to go

Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone
To be like an outsider, unknown to everyone

Ahh you've gone to the finest schools, alright Miss Lonely
You have had the best education, but now you are alone

But you know you only used to get juiced in it
But you only used to get drunk in school

Nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street
No one has ever taught you how to survive on the street

And now you're gonna have to get used to it
Now you have to learn how to adjust to this new life

You say you never compromise
You claim that you never back down

With the mystery tramp, but now you realize
But you realize now that the homeless person you met earlier has no excuses and nothing to hide

He's not selling any alibis
He's not trying to justify his situation to you

As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
As you stare into his empty and soulless eyes

And say do you want to make a deal?
And ask him if he wants to make some sort of agreement with you

How does it feel, how does it feel?
How does it feel to be alone, without any guidance

To be on your own, with no direction home
To be alone, without knowing where you are or where you are going

A complete unknown, like a rolling stone
To be a total stranger, like a rolling stone

Ah you never turned around to see the frowns
You never noticed the disapproving looks

On the jugglers and the clowns when they all did tricks for you
On the entertainers who performed solely for your amusement

You never understood that it ain't no good
You never realized that it was not healthy for others to live only to please you

You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
You should not seek joy only from what others can provide for you

You used to ride on a chrome horse with your diplomat
You used to ride on a fancy motorbike with your political acquaintance

Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat
Who always carried his pet Siamese cat with him

Ain't it hard when you discover that
Isn't it difficult when you come to the realization that

He really wasn't where it's at
He was not the person he pretended to be, nor did he have the things he claimed to have

After he took from you everything he could steal
After he took from you all that he could

Ahh princess on a steeple and all the pretty people
A group of wealthy and popular people, including you as one of them

They're all drinking, thinking that they've got it made
They are all drinking and believing that they are successful

Exchanging all precious gifts
Exchanging valuable presents with each other

But you better take your diamond ring, you better pawn it babe
But you might want to sell your diamond ring to survive

You used to be so amused
You used to be entertained by

At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used
By Napoleon, who dressed poorly and spoke only his native language

Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse
Now, he is calling for you and you cannot resist

When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose
When you have nothing, you no longer have anything to lose

You're invisible now, you've got no secrets to conceal
You are no longer seen by people and you have nothing to hide

How does it feel, ah how does it feel?
How does it feel to be completely exposed?

To be on your own, with no direction home
To be alone, with no one to show you the way

Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone
To be a total stranger, like a rolling stone