Though my story's seldom told
I have squadered my resistance
For a pocketful of numbles
Such are promises, all lies and jest
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest.
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station
Running scared, laying low
Seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know.
I come looking for a job
But I get no offers
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue
I do declare
There were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there.
And wishing I was gone, going home
Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me
Leading me
Going home.
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him down
And cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
But the fighter still ramains.
I disagree i cant listen to the Simon and Garf one. Self portrait version is good.
This is misfiled. It's one of Simon + Garfunkel's most famous songs.
Thats what I thought, wasn't sure if he did a cover or something
Thats what I thought, wasn't sure if he did a cover or something
It isn't misfiled. Dylan covered this song on his album "Self Portrait" It isn't very good but is there nonetheless
A lot people feel Dylan's version is almost a parody.
It's a parody, though not very funny one. The vocals are a duet between Dylan's old folk-era voice and Nashville Skyline's country crooner Dylan. It sounds absolutely horrifying.
It is absolutely horrifying. It is one of the only Dylan songs I know of that makes me think, "WTF?" Having some random nonsense is fun every once in awhile.