Like A Rolling Stone
The Avalanches Lyrics

Once upon a time you dressed so fine
There was a time when you dressed elegantly

Threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
You were kind to the poor and gave them money

People call say "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"
People warned you that your downfall was imminent

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

You used to laugh about
You found it funny

Everybody that was hanging out
Everyone who was around you

Now you don't talk so loud
You are not as outspoken as you used to be

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

About having to be scrounging your next meal
You have to struggle to find your next meal

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

To be without a home
To not have a place to call home

Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone
To feel like an outsider, with no purpose in life

Ah, you've gone to the finest schools, alright Miss Lonely
You have attended the most prestigious schools, yet you are still lonely

But you know you only used to get juiced in it
You only enjoyed yourself there because of alcohol

Nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street
You have never been taught how to survive on the streets

And now you're gonna have to get used to it
You must adjust to your new circumstances

You say you never compromise
You have never given in to anyone

With the mystery trend, but now you realize
You thought you understood the unknown, but you were wrong

He's not selling any alibis
He doesn't have any excuses for you

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

And say do you want to make a deal?
And ask if he wants to make a deal

To be on your own, with no direction home
To be alone, with no clear path forward

Ah, you never turned around to see the frowns
You never noticed the negative expressions on people's faces

On the jugglers and the clowns when they all did tricks for you
When performers entertained you with their talents

You never understood that it ain't no good
You did not realize it was not beneficial

You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
You should not rely on others for entertainment

You used to ride on a chrome horse with your diplomat
You rode on a fancy motorcycle with your influential friend

Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat
Who had a cat on his shoulder

Ain't it hard when you discovered that
Isn't it difficult when you learned that

He really wasn't where it's at
He wasn't as significant as you thought he was

After he took from you everything he could steal
After he had taken everything he wanted from you

Ah, princess on a steeple and all the pretty people
A beautiful woman on top of a tower, surrounded by attractive people

They're all drinking, thinking that they've got it made
They are drinking, believing they have achieved success

Exchanging all precious gifts
Trading valuable presents

But you better take your diamond ring, you better pawn it babe
You should sell your valuable ring

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

At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used
At a beggar dressed as Napoleon and the way he spoke

Go to him, he calls you, you can't refuse
He invites you, and you cannot say no

When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose
When you have nothing, you are not afraid to take risks

You're invisible now, you've got no secrets to conceal
You feel invisible and have no secrets left to hide

To be on your own, with no direction home
To be alone, with no clear path forward

Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone
To feel like an outsider, with no purpose in life