Gonna Change My Way of Thinking (2003 version) Lyrics
Make myself a different set of rules.
I'm gonna change my way of thinking,
Make myself a different set of rules.
Gonna put my best foot forward,
Stop bein' influenced by fools.
I'm as hungry as a horse.
Sitting at the welcome table,
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
I'm gonna revitalize my thinking,
I'm gonna let the law take its course.
Jesus is calling,
He's coming back to gather His jewels.
Jesus is coming,
He's coming back to gather His jewels.
Well, we live by the Golden Rule,
Whoever's got the gold, rules.
Ain't but one train on this track.
The sun is shining,
Ain't but one train on this track.
I'm stepping out of the dark woods,
Trying to jump on the monkey's back.
Goin' to the country dance.
I said I'm all dressed up,
Goin' to the country dance.
Everyday you've got to pray for guidance.
Everyday you've got to give yourself a chance.
Storms out on the mountains too.
Storms on the ocean,
Storms on the mountains too.
Oh Lord,
You know I have no friend without you.
Things you never had you'll never miss.
I'll tell you something,
Things you never had you'll never miss.
I'll tell you something else, a great man will kill you with a sword,
A coward with a kiss.
This incredible song sung by Bob Dylan and Mavis Staples on the 2003 album "Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan" is Bob Dylan's one-two punch to those that claim Bob Dylan renounced his faith. In the late 1980's Bob Dylan described his 1979-1981 albums as instruments of "laying down the law" for his later music. While his faith can be found in all of his 1979-2006 albums, this song cleary shows that his faith in Christ is still present. This song, along with the 2002 "Cross the Green Mountains", is an encouraging statement of faith and a man's belief that looking to God is the only way to find truth in a world where (to quote his words from Masked and Anonymous) truth and beauty have become "in the eye of the beholder". Yes, there are storms on the ocean and mountains, but the sun is shining and Jesus is calling and we must pray for guidance every day to give us the strength to step out of the dark woods.
In addition to having a fantastic message and lyrics, this is one of Bob Dylan's hardest-rocking recordings. It's "Love and Theft" meets "Slow Train Coming". Amazing.
Jesus is coming, He's coming back to gather His jewels. Jesus is coming, He's coming back to gather His jewels. Well, we live by the Golden Rule, Whoever's got the gold, rules.
Jesus is coming, He's coming back to gather His jewels. Jesus is coming, He's coming back to gather His jewels. Well, we live by the Golden Rule, Whoever's got the gold, rules.
Love the jewels reference and like the twist on the golden rule. Dylan as a vocalist is quite simply beyond compare.
Love the jewels reference and like the twist on the golden rule. Dylan as a vocalist is quite simply beyond compare.
Wow, thanks for that insight...mpr played about 5 hours of Bob the other night, his music is unlike other, and totally speaks to faith and doubt of any 'true' believer/seeker, to my mind.
Wow, thanks for that insight...mpr played about 5 hours of Bob the other night, his music is unlike other, and totally speaks to faith and doubt of any 'true' believer/seeker, to my mind.
your comment really sheds a lot of light, esp.."Gonna sit at the welcome table, I'm as hungry as a horse."... like, being labelled something other than "welcome" for so long, he's starving... but, maybe getting older he's caring less about who "makes the rules" - whether he can eat or not... idk...' he's freakin beautiful.
your comment really sheds a lot of light, esp.."Gonna sit at the welcome table, I'm as hungry as a horse."... like, being labelled something other than "welcome" for so long, he's starving... but, maybe getting older he's caring less about who "makes the rules" - whether he can eat or not... idk...' he's freakin beautiful.
An analysis of the reworked lyrics of this song is available: http://www.keesdegraaf.com/index.php/166/bob-dylan-s-gonna-change-my-way-of-thinking-buddhas-jewels-or-jesuss-an-ana