Like A Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan/Tom Petty Lyrics

Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You used to dress really nicely back in the day.

Threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
You used to give money to homeless people when you were doing well.

People call say 'beware doll, you're bound to fall'
People warned you that you would eventually fall from grace.

You thought they were all kidding you
You didn't take their warnings seriously.

You used to laugh about
You used to think it was funny

Everybody that was hanging out
Everyone you spent time with

Now you don't talk so loud
You don't speak with as much confidence as you used to

Now you don't seem so proud
You're not as proud or confident as you were before

About having to be scrounging your next meal
The fact that you have to struggle to find your next meal is humiliating and stressful.

How does it feel, how does it feel?
How does it feel to be in this situation?

To be without a home
To be homeless and without a place to live

Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone
Like you don't have any real identity or sense of purpose

Ahh you've gone to the finest schools, alright Miss Lonely
You may have been educated at the best schools, but you're still lonely.

But you know you only used to get juiced in it
You only enjoyed those experiences because of the partying and social aspects.

Nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street
You don't know how to survive without money or resources.

And now you're gonna have to get used to it
You have no choice but to adapt to this new reality.

You say you never compromise
You claim to have never given in to compromise or pressure.

With the mystery tramp, but now you realize
You thought you were immune to tricksters or con artists, but you've been fooled.

He's not selling any alibis
The person you believed in can't provide any excuses or reasons for their actions.

As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
As you try to look into this person's soul, you find emptiness.

And say do you want to make a deal?
You try to bargain with this person, hoping for a solution.

To be on your own, with no direction home
To be alone and lost, with no clear purpose or destination.

Ah you never turned around to see the frowns
You never noticed or cared about the negative reactions of others.

On the jugglers and the clowns when they all did tricks for you
You took entertainment for granted and didn't consider how it affected the performers.

You never understood that it ain't no good
You didn't realize that relying on others for your happiness was a flawed approach.

You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
You shouldn't rely on others to provide enjoyment or fulfillment.

You used to ride on a chrome horse with your diplomat
You used to enjoy luxury and privilege, with someone else taking care of everything.

Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat
Your companion had a symbol of wealth and status, which he flaunted.

Ain't it hard when you discovered that
It's difficult when you realize that

He really wasn't where it's at
Your companion wasn't as powerful or wealthy as you thought.

After he took from you everything he could steal
Once this person had taken everything from you, you were left with nothing.

Ahh princess on a steeple and all the pretty people
You may see princesses and glamorous people, but they're not necessarily happy.

They're all drinking, thinking that they've got it made
They might believe they've achieved everything they ever wanted, but this doesn't guarantee happiness.

Exchanging all precious gifts
People may exchange expensive, valuable gifts, but they're not worth much in the grand scheme of things.

But you better take your diamond ring, you better pawn it babe
You should sell your most valuable possessions if you want to survive.

You used to be so amused
Things used to be more entertaining to you

At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used
You used to find humor in unlikely places

Go to him he calls you, you can't refuse
When someone in power summons you, it's impossible to reject their offer or influence.

When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose
If you have nothing of value or significance, you can't lose anything by taking risks.

You're invisible now, you've got no secrets to conceal
You're no longer important or relevant, and there's nothing left to keep hidden.

How does it feel, ah how does it feel?
How does it feel to be forgotten or unimportant?

To be on your own, with no direction home
To be lost and without a clear path forward.

Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone
Like no one knows who you are or where you're going.