Like A Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan (H) Lyrics

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

Threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you
You used to give money to homeless people when you were at your best

People call say beware doll, you're bound to fall
Your acquaintances warned you that you were in a precarious situation

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

You used to laugh about
You used to make fun of

Everybody that was hanging out
The people who surrounded you

Now you don't talk so loud
You've become more quiet

Now you don't seem so proud
You're not as confident as you used to be

About having to be scrounging for your next meal
Because you're struggling financially

How does it feel
What is your current emotional state

To be on your own
To be independent and alone

With no direction home
Not knowing where you're going or what your future holds

Like a complete unknown
Feeling like no one knows or cares about who you are

Like a rolling stone
Drifting aimlessly through life

You've gone to the finest schools, alright Miss Lonely
You've received a privileged education, but still feel alone

But you know you only used to get juiced in it
You only took advantage of the opportunities presented, without really learning anything

Nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street
No one has prepared you for the struggles of living without financial security

And now you're gonna have to get used to it
You'll have to adapt to this new, difficult lifestyle

You say you never compromise
You claim to never give in or settle for less than you deserve

With the mystery tramp, but now you realize
You've met a person who you can't quite figure out

He's not selling any alibis
He's not making any excuses or justifying his actions

As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
Looking into his empty gaze

And say do you want to make a deal
Asking if he wants to make an agreement

You never turned around to see the frowns
You never noticed the disappointment or disapproval of others

On the jugglers and the clowns
On the performers who entertained you

When they all come down and did tricks for you
When they tried to impress you with their skills

You never understood that it ain't no good
You didn't realize that it was pointless

You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
You should find joy and entertainment within yourself

You used to ride on a chrome horse with your diplomat
You used to travel in luxury with your influential partner

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

Ain't it hard when you discovered that
Wasn't it tough when you realized that

He really wasn't where it's at
Your partner wasn't as important or powerful as you thought

After he took from you everything he could steal
After he drained you of all your resources

Princess on a steeple and all the pretty people
Members of high society

They're all drinking, thinking that they've got it made
They're celebrating their success and assuming they're invincible

Exchanging all precious gifts
Trading expensive presents

But you better take your diamond ring, you better pawn it babe
You should sell your valuables to survive

You used to be so amused
You used to find it amusing

At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used
At the eccentric behavior of someone who was poor

Go to him, he calls you, you can't refuse
This person invites you to join him and you have no choice

When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose
When you're at rock bottom, you're not afraid to take risks

You're invisible now, you've got no secrets to conceal
You feel unnoticed and unimportant, and there's nothing left to hide