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Heart Of Mine
Bob Dylan And the Grateful Dead Lyrics
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You can play with fire but you'll get the bill
Don't let her know
Don't let her know that you love her
Don't be a fool, don't be blind
Heart of mine
Heart of mine go back home
Don't let her see
Don't let her see where you're going
Don't put yourself over the line
Heart of mine
Heart of mine go back where you have been
It'll be only trouble for you if you let her in
Don't let her know
Don't let her know that you love her
Don't be a fool, don't be blind
Heart of mine
Hear of mine so malicious and so full of guile
Give you an inch and you'll take a mile
Don't let yourself fall
Don't let yourself stumble
If you can't do the time, don't do the crime
Heart of mine
In 'Heart of Mine', Bob Dylan warns his own heart to be still and not to reveal its love to the object of its desire. He wants his heart to refrain from exposing its true feelings because if it does, it will eventually have to pay a heavy price. In the first verse, Dylan advises his heart not to disclose its love to the person concerned as it will end up being hurt. He urges his heart on the second verse to retreat back to where it belongs because it does not have any reason to wander about or move from its normal way of life. On the third verse, Dylan warns his heart that allowing this person into its life would spell trouble and it would not benefit from it.
The fourth verse reflects how Dylan sees his own heart. He regarded it as malicious, guileful, and always looking for an opportunity to take advantage of being overtly emotional. Dylan ends the song with a warning that his heart should not put itself in a position where it could stumble if it isn't prepared to deal with the trouble that accompanies it.
Line by Line Meaning
Heart of mine be still
Take a deep breath, heart. Calm down.
You can play with fire but you'll get the bill
You can take risks, but you will face the consequences.
Don't let her know
Don't reveal your true feelings to her.
Don't let her know that you love her
Keep your love for her hidden.
Don't be a fool, don't be blind
Don't act foolishly. Be cautious.
Heart of mine
Heart, listen up.
Heart of mine go back home
Return to where you belong.
You got no reason to wander, no reason to roam
There's no need for you to stray away.
Don't let her see
Don't let her catch you in the act of leaving.
Don't let her see where you're going
Keep your destination unknown to her.
Don't put yourself over the line
Don't cross any boundaries.
Heart of mine go back where you have been
Retrace your steps and return to your old ways.
It'll be only trouble for you if you let her in
Allowing her into your heart will only cause problems.
Hear of mine so malicious and so full of guile
Heart, you can be deceitful and cunning.
Give you an inch and you'll take a mile
You tend to take advantage of a situation if given the opportunity.
Don't let yourself fall
Don't let yourself become vulnerable.
Don't let yourself stumble
Don't make any mistakes.
If you can't do the time, don't do the crime
Don't take any actions that you may regret later.
Heart of mine
Listen to these words, heart.
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Written by: Bob Dylan
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@juancamacho5746
Heart of mine be still
You can play with fire but you'll get the bill
Don't let her know
Don't let her know that you love her
Don't be a fool, don't be blind
Heart of mine
Heart of mine go back home
You got no reason to wander, no reason to roam
Don't let her see
Don't let her see that you need her
Don't put yourself over the line
Heart of mine
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Heart of mine go back where you have been
It'll be only trouble for you if you let her in
Don't let her hear
Don't let her hear that you love her
Don't tie the tiles of her
Heart of mine
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Heart of mine so malicious and so full of guile
Give you an inch and you'll take a mile
Don't let yourself fall
Don't let yourself stumble
If you can't do the time, don't do the crime
Heart of mine
@patnafs
true that and I wish I had heard this 2 years ago :-! ♪ Don't let her know that you love her
Don't be a fool, don't be blind ♪ Thank you Bob
Lyrics:
Heart of mine be still
You can play with fire but you'll get the bill
Don't let her know
Don't let her know that you love her
Don't be a fool, don't be blind
Heart of mine.
Heart of mine go back home
You got no reason to wander, no reason to roam
Don't let her see
Don't let her see that you need her
Don't put yourself over the line
Heart of mine.
Heart of mine go back where you have been
It'll only be trouble for you if you let her in
Don't let her hear
Don't let her hear you want her
Don't let her hear know she's so fine
Heart of mine.
Heart of mine you know that she'll never be true
She'll only give to others the love that she's gotten from you
Don't let her know
Don't let her know where you're going
Don't untie the ties that bind
Heart of mine.
Heart of mine so malicious and so full of guile
Give you an inch and you'll take a mile
Don't let yourself fall
Don't let yourself stumble
If you can't do the time, don't do the crime
Heart of mine.
source: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bobdylan/heartofmine.html
@janepiepes2243
Isn't this terrific !!! Like many of his songs that are not nentioned as much, how great is this ?? !!! And what a driving rhythm ...and melody open to so many harmonies... and the lines are so beautiful. Let's get these song up here !!!!
@simonet9441
Yeah that's true, what a wise man, love dylan.
@oscarmarrero6596
Dylan has got so many songs that people doesn,t know... I agree with you say
@PhilBaird1
The arrangements and playing on so many Bob classics never gets mentioned. This one is just so loose and feels like it could fall apart at any moment, but it hangs there beautifully - like a slightly crooked picture.
@bobcarroll6155
With Bob's favorite singing partner, the late sorely missed, the Legendary Clydie King!!!! ❤🎉
@sheilamccoy2108
This lyric by Bob Dylan is good advice. It's so hard when people are beautiful In so many ways.
@janepiepes2243
Don't let you know that you love her .. how great is the SOUND in that harmony ?
This rocks ! 👠💼♠️
@R.A.D.G59
I love Dylan so damn much!
@michaelmiller2397
nice album...very distinctive...great sound...hard to forget this sound...and the tunes....and the message. Awesome that Bob did this.
@demonsbutterfly
Always loved this album
When others didn’t