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What Good Am I? Lyrics
What good am I if I'm like all the rest,
If I just turned away, when I see how you're dressed,
If I shut myself off so I can't hear you cry,
What good am I?
What good am I if I know and don't do,
If I see and don't say, if I look right through you,
If I turn a deaf ear to the thunderin' sky,
What good am I?
What good am I while you softly weep
And I hear in my head what you say in your sleep,
And I freeze in the moment like the rest who don't try,
What good am I?
What good am I then to others and me
If I've had every chance and yet still fail to see
If my hands tied must I not wonder within
Who tied them and why and where must I have been
What good am I if I say foolish things
And I laugh in the face of what sorrow brings
And I just turn my back while you silently die,
What good am I?
If I just turned away, when I see how you're dressed,
If I shut myself off so I can't hear you cry,
What good am I?
If I see and don't say, if I look right through you,
If I turn a deaf ear to the thunderin' sky,
What good am I?
And I hear in my head what you say in your sleep,
And I freeze in the moment like the rest who don't try,
What good am I?
If I've had every chance and yet still fail to see
If my hands tied must I not wonder within
Who tied them and why and where must I have been
And I laugh in the face of what sorrow brings
And I just turn my back while you silently die,
What good am I?
Powerful song.
This is insainly good. It's a very good thinkiing song. I think everyone has asked themself "what good am i" at some point. Also i love the fadeaway intro it's so beautiful. To say that this is underatted would be a massive understatement. I can think of maybe 5 Dylan songs that are better than this, but not 10. A masterpeace!!
Beautiful.
Tom Jones did an outstanding cover of this song on his "Praise
I wonder if the thoughts behind this song led to the album title. What good am I? Not much, really. I am an undeserving recipient of mercy. Oh mercy!
I wonder if this could be about the plight of the homeless?
"If I just turn away when I see how you're dressed"
"If I turn a deaf ear to the thunderin' sky"