Meet Me in the Morning Lyrics
Meet me in the morning, 56th and Wabasha
Honey, we could be in Kansas
By time the snow begins to thaw.
They say the darkest hour is right before the dawn
But you wouldn't know it by me
Every day's been darkness since you been gone.
Little rooster crowin', there must be something on his mind
Well, I feel just like that rooster
Honey, ya treat me so unkind.
Well, the birds are flyin' low babe, honey I feel so exposed
Well now, I ain't got any matches
And the station doors are closed.
Well, I struggled through barbed wire, felt the hail fall from above
Well, you know I even outran the hound dogs
Honey, you know I've earned your love.
Look at the sun sinkin' like a ship
Ain't that just like my heart, babe
When you kissed my lips?
Its pretty upsetting to me that theres only three posts for such a great song. Especially because its off my favorite Dylan album of all time, Blood on the Tracks. My favorite part of this song is: They say the darkest hour is right before the dawn They say the darkest hour is right before the dawn But you wouldn't know it by me Every day's been darkness since you been gone.
Look at the sun sinkin' like a ship
Ole Bob was a cool one wasn't he. . . Perhaps Jimi was cooler in the late 60's. Morrison in 68. Lennon in 67. Plant in 72 -75.
But no one was as cool as Bob for such a long time.
Absolutely flawless blues from Dylan, an underappreciated song.
I think this song might be Dylan's plea at a reconciliation with Sara Lowndes. If you think in terms of the phases of a deteriorating relationship, the ordering of the tracks on Blood on the Tracks follows something like this.
Track four, Idiot Wind: really bad fight between Bob & Sarah that destroyed their marriage.
Track five, You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome...: She threatens leaving and inevitably does...
It leads to the synopsis on top...Dylan was an artist whose talent knew no earthly bounds. I love this song, I love this album, I love Bob's musicianship. It's the most classic of all his material.
There is apparently no such intersection as 56th and Wabasha, but there is a town and a county in Minnesota by the name of Wabasha, and the movie Grumpy Old Men was set there! I lived in Minnesota as a kid, as did Dylan. The song makes me think of Minnesota and the traveling Dylan did by train in his early days. Blood on the Tracks is his best album, but a lot of people aren't familiar with it. Listen to it and it will haunt you forever.
Very interesting. I've heard Blood on the Tracks (unfortunately). No, don't tell people to listen to it. Dylan was born to be a great songwriter, but never a singer. The man's voice is horrible. I give him Kudos for his songwriting and other music talents, but you couldn't pay me enough to give up even one evening to listen to him sing.
Very interesting. I've heard Blood on the Tracks (unfortunately). No, don't tell people to listen to it. Dylan was born to be a great songwriter, but never a singer. The man's voice is horrible. I give him Kudos for his songwriting and other music talents, but you couldn't pay me enough to give up even one evening to listen to him sing.
@kleopatraseven I would not be surprised that it was Bob's intention to write about an intersection that didn't exist. Perhaps it was his way of saying that the relationship had no chance of reconciliation. Blood On The Tracks is also my favorite album of Bob's.
@kleopatraseven I would not be surprised that it was Bob's intention to write about an intersection that didn't exist. Perhaps it was his way of saying that the relationship had no chance of reconciliation. Blood On The Tracks is also my favorite album of Bob's.
@kleopatraseven 56 was the highway intersection crossing wabasha right by st pauls capitol building prior to the interstate 94 project that used rondo street neighborhood as the main thourough fare eminent domain was used to force buy outs and was heavily protested.... the song is a mix of ideas really perhaps involving the protest at the time and his former lover whom he spent time with meeting her there at the capitol grounds to support protest or observe it ...food for thought ?
@kleopatraseven 56 was the highway intersection crossing wabasha right by st pauls capitol building prior to the interstate 94 project that used rondo street neighborhood as the main thourough fare eminent domain was used to force buy outs and was heavily protested.... the song is a mix of ideas really perhaps involving the protest at the time and his former lover whom he spent time with meeting her there at the capitol grounds to support protest or observe it ...food for thought ?
^^ agrees
yeh, its just one those post relationship blues things..
i mean, he's realised (similar to you're a big girl now) that he's made mistakes, but he also thinks he's done a lot right... and he really wants her back.
he's got withdrawals... i get the feeling this was written in that period just after the break-up.
he may realise later that it was for the best.. but right now he's suffering from bad withdrawals.. .all he wants is to be able to hold her again.
he sounds very sweey and tender the best thing about this song is not the music nor the lyrics, but the way he sings it
I bought this album for the other songs, namely "shelter from the srorm", but found so much more! A great lyrasist, if that's how you spell it, and a great composser. Please do not underestimate the music on this song, or this album. This song was just another track until i gave it a chance. What a background!! I listend to it probably 10 times before I realized why I liked it so much. If you don't hear the slide guitar in the background until the end, well just listen again. Amazing!! ...
I bought this album for the other songs, namely "shelter from the srorm", but found so much more! A great lyrasist, if that's how you spell it, and a great composser. Please do not underestimate the music on this song, or this album. This song was just another track until i gave it a chance. What a background!! I listend to it probably 10 times before I realized why I liked it so much. If you don't hear the slide guitar in the background until the end, well just listen again. Amazing!! Dylan is one of the best, and the young freinds that dont't listen because of his voice, are completely in the dark about him and his work. None sing their own songs with more affirmation than Bob! If you'r thinking the other Bob, well I can't argue.
Yeah this song's great. It's like a groovy invitation to try and get her back and yet it's really sad. But great album, awesome song- Dylan's one of the best for sure.
that line about barbed wire and hail is just so weird. i love, tho.