Gotta Serve Somebody Lyrics
You may like to gamble, you might like to dance,
You may be the heavyweight champion of the world,
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage,
You may be a business man or some high degree thief,
They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
You may be the head of some big TV network,
You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame,
You may be living in another country under another name
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome,
You might own guns and you might even own tanks,
You might be somebody's landlord, you might even own banks
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side,
You may be workin' in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair,
You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk,
You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread,
You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy,
You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray,
You may call me anything but no matter what you say
You're gonna have to serve somebody.
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
Joshua 24:15 - "But if it doesn't please you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today the one you will worship: the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my family, we will worship the Lord."
Obviously based on the bible verse from the Jewish bible. The bible has wisdom for even non-believers though. Are you going to be a force for good or evil?
When Bob penned this he wasn't just blowing in the win (bad pun I know). Dylan was actually hitting on a biblical truth. Right now you are either serving your Heavenly Father or your daddy the devil. Ephesians 2:1-3, John 14:6, Romans 6-18. It stinks, believe me I know, but it is absolutely true. You can search the bible from cover to cover and you won't any example of 'spiritual neutrality.' Bob got it right, "well it may be the devil and it may be the Lord, but you're gonna have to serve somebody"
"Christians are insane" ???
People who make broad statements about a gigantic group of individuals are ignorant.
RayMan you got it right bro!
When I first got saved while at college, a fellow student replied to me when I told him of my commitment to Christ "I don't want anyone to be my master". Afterward I thought about it and it came to me. He was already a slave to sin! Yes, you do have to serve somebody and there boils down two choices God or satan. The reason is man was born in sin when Adam sin death and sin reigned upon all mankind. It is only by accepting Christ can we be made free from sin. I bought Dylan's two albums "Slow Train Coming" and "Saved" and wish I had them now. I got to go to one of his concerts during that time and was broken hearted when he reneged. I feel he must have had his heart hurt badly by someone. To turn from a religious belief is one thing but to turn from the source of all light and love is another. When many left Jesus at some hard sayings He turned to His disciples and said "will you also go away?" to which Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? only you have the words of eternal life". It is from Him wounds are healed and people are made alive, turn from Him? No thank you.
TRUE!! You got to choose, either Heaven or Hell, Jesus or Satan! I would choose Jesus Christ, no doubt!!!
Please speak for yourself Why would I have to choose between fictional places, or fictional characters? I have better things to do in my life.
Please speak for yourself Why would I have to choose between fictional places, or fictional characters? I have better things to do in my life.
Between Neil Young and Lady Gaga I would choose Neil, no doubt. But they both share the advantage of being quite Real People who work their asses off. I like that. as opposed to some fictional character that you like to see 'governing' the world by staying up in 'heaven' all day practicing his imaginary hobby's.
Between Neil Young and Lady Gaga I would choose Neil, no doubt. But they both share the advantage of being quite Real People who work their asses off. I like that. as opposed to some fictional character that you like to see 'governing' the world by staying up in 'heaven' all day practicing his imaginary hobby's.
bugmenot... I'm not thinking so...
Dylan was Jewish...until this album.
His real name was Bobby Zimmerman... so I am sure that some people called him Zimmy
this is a great tune, quite a good observation on life aswell. everyone has to serve someone, whether it be their boss, their country or god.
It's a little extreme, but, when Dylan got into Christianity, he really sunk his teeth in it. A fanatic of the worst kind. Like it or not. He refusted to play the old songs on his shows and interrupted them with neverending preaching. I've read some messed-up speeches about how the end of the world was coming, with the Cold War (but we survived, didn't we?) and that KISS were devilworshipers. I'm Catholic, but that kind of fanatism always embarrasses me