Talk
Bob Dylan & Ramblin Jack Elliot Lyrics

I think we better talk this over
We need to talk and sort out our issues.

Maybe when we both get sober
Perhaps when we are no longer under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

You'll understand I'm only a man
You should know that I am a mere mortal.

Doin' the best that I can.
I am putting in my best effort.

This situation can only get rougher.
Things are likely to become worse with time.

Why should we needlessly suffer?
There is no point in continuing to experience pain.

Let's call it a day, go our own different ways
We should end things and pursue separate paths.

Before we decay.
Before things become worse and deteriorate further.

You don't have to be afraid of looking into my face,
You need not avoid making eye contact with me.

We've done nothing to each other time will not erase.
The things we've done to each other are permanent and cannot be undone with time.

I feel displaced, I got a low-down feeling
I'm feeling unsettled and trapped in a difficult situation

You been two-faced, you been double-dealing.
You have been deceitful

I took a chance, got caught in the trance
I took a risk and found myself in a difficult situation

Of a downhill dance.
We are both heading towards disaster.

Oh, child, why you want to hurt me?
Why are you trying to cause me pain?

I'm exiled, you can't convert me.
I'm isolated and you cannot change my mind.

I'm lost in the haze of your delicate ways
I am confused by your intricate and subtle ways.

With both eyes glazed.
I am completely absorbed in the situation.

You don't have to yearn for love, you don't have to be alone,
You need not crave love, nor suffer loneliness.

Somewhere's in this universe there's a place that you can call home.
There's a place that you can find refuge and peace.

I guess I'll be leaving tomorrow
I will most likely be departing tomorrow.

If I have to beg, steal or borrow.
I will do whatever it takes to leave.

It'd be great to cross paths in a day and a half
It would be pleasant to meet again after a day and a half.

Look at each other and laugh.
And share a moment of joy and amusement.

But I don't think it's liable to happen
However, it's unlikely to occur.

Like the sound of one hand clappin'.
Like a silent clap of one hand.

The vows that we kept are now broken and swept
Our promises are now not kept and dismissed.

'Neath the bed where we slept.
They are buried under the bed where we slept.

Don't think of me and fantasize on what we never had,
Do not imagine a fictional relationship that never existed between us.

Be grateful for what we've shared together and be glad.
Be thankful for the time we spent together and cherish it.

Why should we go on watching each other through a telescope?
What's the point of continuously observing each other from afar?

Eventually we'll hang ourselves on all this tangled rope.
At some point, we will both become victims of our complicated relationship.

Oh, babe, time for a new transition
It's time to bring about a shift in our relationship.

I wish I was a magician.
If I had magical powers,

I would wave a wand and tie back the bond
I would restore our bond with a magical spell.

That we've both gone beyond.
That we've both lost now.