Zombknee's a Sucker for Bob Dylan's Brains

Well, I try my best To be just like I am,
But everybody wants you To be just like them.
- Maggie's Farm

You that never done nothin'
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like it's your little toy
- Masters of War

You want me to believe
But I see through your eyes
And I see through your brain
Like I see through the water
That runs down my drain -
Masters of War

And I hope that you die
And your death'll come soon
I will follow your casket
In the pale afternoon
And I'll watch while you're lowered
Down to your deathbed
And I'll stand o'er your grave
'Til I'm sure that you're dead
- Masters of War

I ain't lookin' to block you up
Shock or knock or lock you up,
Analyze you, categorize you,
Finalize you or advertise you.
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you.
- All I Really Wanna Do

Your cracked country lips,
I still wish to kiss -
To Ramona

Yet there's no one to beat you,
No one t' defeat you,
'Cept the thoughts of yourself feeling bad.
- To Ramona

Though we kissed through the wild blazing nighttime,
She said she would never forget.
But now mornin' clear,
It's like I ain't here,
She just acts like we never have met.
- I Don't Believe You

If I didn't have t' guess,
I'd gladly confess
T' anything I might've tried.
If I was with 'er too long
Or have done something wrong,
I wish she'd tell me what it is,
I'll run an' hide.
- I Don't Believe You

Though her skirt it swayed as a guitar played,
Her mouth was watery and wet.
But now something has changed
For she ain't the same,
She just acts like we never have met.
- I Don't Believe You

You say you're lookin' for someone
Never weak but always strong,
To protect you an' defend you
Whether you are right or wrong,
Someone to open each and every door,
But it ain't me, babe,
No, no, no, it ain't me, babe,
It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe.
- It Ain't Me Babe

Go melt back into the night, babe,
Everything inside is made of stone.
There's nothing in here moving
An' anyway I'm not alone.
- It Ain't Me Babe

How does it feel
How does it feel
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
- Like A Rolling Stone

As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And ask him do you want to make a deal?
- Like A Rolling Stone

You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the clowns
When they all come down and did tricks for you
- Like A Rolling Stone

Well, the Lone Ranger and Tonto
They are ridin' down the line
Fixin' ev'rybody's troubles
Ev'rybody's 'cept mine
Somebody musta tol' 'em
That I was doin' fine
- Bob Dylan's Blues

It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe It don't matter, anyhow
An' it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
If you don't know by now
- Don't Think Twice, It's Alright

Still I wish there was somethin' you would do or say
To try and make me change my mind and stay
We never did too much talkin' anyway
So don't think twice, it's all right -
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright

It ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal
Like you never did before
It ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal
I can't hear you any more
- Don't Think Twice It's Alright

I give her my heart but she wanted my soul
- Don't Think Twice, It's Alright

I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind
You could have done better but I don't mind
You just kinda wasted my precious time
But don't think twice, it's all right
- Don't Think Twice It's Alright

With half-damp eyes I stared to the room
Where my friends and I spent many an afternoon,
Where we together weathered many a storm,
Laughin' and singin' till the early hours of the morn.
- Bob Dylan's Dream

He went down to Oxford Town
Guns and clubs followed him down
All because his face was brown
Better get away from Oxford Town
- Oxford Town

Honey, just allow me one more chance
To ride your aeroplane.
Honey, just allow me one more chance
To ride your passenger train.
Well, I've been lookin' all over
For a gal like you,
I can't find nobody
So you'll have to do.
- Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance

Well, my telephone rang it would not stop,
It's President Kennedy callin' me up.
He said, 'My friend, Bob, what do we need to make the country grow?
I said, 'My friend, John, Brigitte Bardot'
- I Shall Be Free

Well, I got a woman sleeps on a cot,
She yells and hollers and squeals a lot.
- I Shall Be Free

Now, the man on the stand he wants my vote,
He's a-runnin' for office on the ballot note.
He's out there preachin' in front of the steeple,
Tellin' me he loves all kinds-a people.
(He's eatin' bagels
He's eatin' pizza
He's eatin' chitlins
He's eatin' bullshit!)
- I Shall Be Free

Come gather 'round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone.
If your time to you
Is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'.
- The Times They Are A-Changin'

Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
What you can't understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
- The Times They Are A-Changin'

You looked for work and money
And you walked a rugged mile
Your children are so hungry
That they don't know how to smile
- Ballad of Hollis Brown

Oh the First World War, boys
It closed out its fate
The reason for fighting
I never got straight
But I learned to accept it
Accept it with pride
For you don't count the dead
When God's on your side.
When the Second World War
Came to an end
We forgave the Germans
And we were friends
Though they murdered six million
In the ovens they fried
The Germans now too
Have God on their side.
- With God On Our Side

And the dirt of gossip blows into my face,
And the dust of rumors covers me.
But if the arrow is straight
And the point is slick,
It can pierce through dust no matter how thick.
So I'll make my stand
And remain as I am
And bid farewell and not give a damn.
- Restless Farewell

Sometimes I'm thinkin'
I'm Too high to fall.
Other times I'm thinkin'
I'm So low I don't know
If I can come up at all.
- Black Crow Blues

I'm just average, common too
I'm just like him, the same as you
I'm everybody's brother and son
I ain't different from anyone
It ain't no use a-talking to me
It's just the same as talking to you.
- I Shall Be Free No. 10

Well, I set my monkey on the log
And ordered him to do the Dog
He wagged his tail and shook his head
And he went and did the Cat instead
He's a weird monkey, very funky.
- I Shall Be Free No. 10

Now I gotta friend who spends his life
Stabbing my picture with a bowie-knife
Dreams of strangling me with a scarf
When my name comes up he pretends to barf.
I've got a million friends!
- I Shall Be Free No. 10

Ah, but I was so much older then,
I'm younger than that now.
- My Back Pages

For her parasite sister, I had no respect,
Bound by her boredom, her pride to protect.
- Ballad in Plain D

Don't steal, don't lift
Twenty years of schoolin'
And they put you on the day shift
- Subterranean Homesick Blues

You will start out standing
Proud to steal her anything she sees.
But you will wind up peeking through her keyhole
Down upon your knees.
- She Belongs to Me

She never stumbles,
She's got no place to fall.
- She Belongs to Me

She's a hypnotist collector,
You are a walking antique.
- She Belongs to Me

In the dime stores and bus stations,
People talk of situations,
Read books, repeat quotations,
Draw conclusions on the wall.
- Love Minus Zero/No Limit

She knows too much to argue or to judge.
- Love Minus Zero/No Limit

Well, I go to pet your monkey
I get a face full of claws
- On the Road Again

I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade
Into my own parade, cast your dancing spell my way,
I promise to go under it
- Mr. Tambourine Man

While paupers change possessions
Each one wishing for what the other has got
And the princess and the prince
Discuss what's real and what is not
It doesn't matter inside the Gates of Eden
- Gates of Eden

For them that must obey authority
That they do not respect in any degree
Who despise their jobs, their destinies
Speak jealously of them that are free
Cultivate their flowers to be
Nothing more than something
They invest in.
- It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

money doesn't talk, it swears
- It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

And if my thought-dreams could be seen
They'd probably put my head in a guillotine
But it's alright, Ma, it's life, and life only.
- It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

The vagabond who's rapping at your door
Is standing in the clothes that you once wore.
- It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

Her profession's her religion
Her sin is her lifelessness
And though her eyes are fixed upon Noah's great rainbow
She spends her time peeking
Into Desolation Row
- Desolation Row

They're spoonfeeding Casanova
To get him to feel more assured
Then they'll kill him with self-confidence
After poisoning him with words
- Desolation Row

Now at midnight all the agents
And the superhuman crew
Come out and round up everyone
That knows more than they do
- Desolation Row

Well, they'll stone you and say that it's the end.
Then they'll stone you and then they'll come back again.
- Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

Won't you come with me, baby?
I'll take you where you wanna go.
And if it don't work out,
You'll be the first to know.
- Pledging My Time

Lights flicker from the opposite loft
In this room the heat pipes just cough
The country music station plays soft
But there's nothing, really nothing to turn off
Just Louise and her lover so entwined
And these visions of Johanna that conquer my mind
- Visions of Johanna

Inside the museums,
Infinity goes up on trial
Voices echo this is what salvation must be like after a while
- Visions of Johanna

I didn't mean to treat you so bad
You shouldn't take it so personal
I didn't mean to make you so sad
You just happened to be there, that's all
- One of Us Must Know

But, sooner or later, one of us must know
You just did what you're supposed to do
Sooner or later, one of us must know
That I really did try to get close to you
- One of Us Must Know

Nobody has to guess
That Baby can't be blessed
Till she sees finally that she's like all the rest
With her fog, her amphetamine and her pearls.
- Just Like a Woman

I just can't fit
Yes, I believe it's time for us to quit
When we meet again
Introduced as friends
Please don't let on that you knew me when I was hungry and it was your world.
Ah, you fake just like a woman, yes, you do
You make love just like a woman, yes, you do
Then you ache just like a woman
But you break just like a little girl.
- Just Like a Woman

I just can't do what I done before,
I just can't beg you any more.
I'm gonna let you pass
And I'll go last.
Then time will tell just who fell
And who's been left behind,
When you go your way and I go mine.
- Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine

You say you're shakin'
And you're always achin',
But you know how hard you try.
Sometimes it gets so hard to care,
It can't be this way ev'rywhere.
- Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine

How come you don't send me no regards?
You know I want your lovin',
Honey, why are you so hard?
- Temporary Like Achilles

Well, anybody can be just like me, obviously
But then, now again, not too many can be like you, fortunately.
- Absolutely Sweet Marie

So I forced my hands in my pockets
And felt with my thumbs,
And gallantly handed her
My very last piece of gum
- 4th Time Around

Don't let me down
Don't let me down
I won't let you down
I won't let you down
No I won't
You know I can if you can, honey
But, honey, please don't
- Obviously Five Believers

I spied the fairest damsel
That ever did walk in chains.
- As I Went out One Morning

I offer'd her my hand,
She took me by the arm.
I knew that very instant,
She meant to do me harm.
- As I Went out One Morning

I dreamed I saw St. Augustine,
Alive as you or me,
Tearing through these quarters
In the utmost misery,
With a blanket underneath his arm
And a coat of solid gold,
Searching for the very souls
Whom already have been sold.
- I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine

'There must be some way out of here,' said the joker to the thief,
'There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief.
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth,
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth.'
- All Along the Watchtower

Dear landlord,
Please don't put a price on my soul.
My burden is heavy,
My dreams are beyond control.
- Dear Landlord

Who passionately hates his life
And likewise, fears his death.
- I Pity the Poor Immigrant

I pity the poor immigrant
Whose strength is spent in vain,
Whose heaven is like Ironsides,
Whose tears are like rain,
Who eats but is not satisfied,
Who hears but does not see,
Who falls in love with wealth itself
And turns his back on me.
- I Pity the Poor Immigrant

When questioned who had sent for him,
He answered with his thumb,
For his tongue it could not speak, but only flatter.
- The Wicked Messenger

Close your eyes, close the door,
You don't have to worry any more.
I'll be your baby tonight.
- I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

Shut the light, shut the shade,
You don't have to be afraid.
I'll be your baby tonight.
- I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

Well, that mockingbird's gonna sail away,
We're gonna forget it.
That big, fat moon is gonna shine like a spoon,
But we're gonna let it,
You won't regret it.
- I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

Kick your shoes off, do not fear,
Bring that bottle over here.
I'll be your baby tonight.
- I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

I once held her in my arms,
She said she would always stay.
But I was cruel,
I treated her like a fool,
I threw it all away.
- I Threw It All Away

Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
- Lay, Lady, Lay

Whatever colors you have in your mind
I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine
- Lay, Lady, Lay

Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
- Lay, Lady, Lay

Until the break of day, let me see you make him smile
His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean
And you're the best thing that he's ever seen
- Lay, Lady, Lay

Why wait any longer for the one you love
When he's standing in front of you
- Lay, Lady, Lay

Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead
I long to see you in the morning light
I long to reach for you in the night
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead
- Lay, Lady, Lay

One more night, the stars are in sight
But tonight I'm as lonesome as can be.
Oh, the moon is shinin' bright,
Lighting ev'rything in sight,
But tonight no light will shine on me.
- One More Night

Oh, it's shameful and it's sad,
I lost the only pal I had,
I just could not be what she wanted me to be.
I will turn my head up high
To that dark and rolling sky,
For tonight no light will shine on me.
- One More Night

I was so mistaken when I thought that she'd be true,
I had no idea what a woman in love would do!
- One More Night

Saddle me up my big white goose
Tie me on 'er and turn her loose
Oh me, oh my Love that country pie
- Country Pie

I don't need much and that ain't no lie
Ain't runnin' any race
Give to me my country pie
I won't throw it up in anybody's face
- Country Pie

Throw my ticket out the window,
Throw my suitcase out there, too,
Throw my troubles out the door,
I don't need them any more
'Cause tonight I'll be staying here with you.
- Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You

You cast your spell and I went under,
I find it so difficult to leave.
- Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

It's all just a dream, babe,
A vacuum, a scheme, babe,
That sucks you into feelin' like this.
- To Ramona

I can see that your head
Has been twisted and fed
By worthless foam from the mouth.
- To Ramona

I'd forever talk to you,
But soon my words,
They would turn into a meaningless ring.
For deep in my heart
I know there is no help I can bring.
- To Ramona

I Don't Believe You (Another Side of Bob Dylan)

I can't understand,
She let go of my hand
An' left me here facing the wall.
I'd sure like t' know
Why she did go,
But I can't get close t' her at all.
Though we kissed through the wild blazing nighttime,
She said she would never forget.
But now mornin's clear,
It's like I ain't here,
She just acts like we never have met.

It's all new t' me,
Like some mystery,
It could even be like a myth.
Yet it's hard t' think on,
That she's the same one
That last night I was with.
From darkness, dreams're deserted,
Am I still dreamin' yet?
I wish she'd unlock
Her voice once an' talk,
'Stead of acting like we never have met.

If she ain't feelin' well,
Then why don't she tell
'Stead of turnin' her back t' my face?
Without any doubt,
She seems too far out
For me t' return t' her chase.
Though the night ran swirling an' whirling,
I remember her whispering yet.
But evidently she don't
An' evidently she won't,
She just acts like we never have met.

If I didn't have t' guess,
I'd gladly confess
T' anything I might've tried.
If I was with 'er too long
Or have done something wrong,
I wish she'd tell me what it is, I'll run an' hide.
Though her skirt it swayed as a guitar played,
Her mouth was watery and wet.
But now something has changed
For she ain't the same,
She just acts like we never have met.

I'm leavin' today,
I'll be on my way
Of this I can't say very much.
But if you want me to,
I can be just like you
An' pretend that we never have touched.
An' if anybody asks me, "Is it easy to forget?"
I'll say, "It's easily done,
You just pick anyone,
An' pretend that you never have met!"

To Ramona (Another Side of Bob Dylan)

Ramona, come closer,
Shut softly your watery eyes.
The pangs of your sadness
Shall pass as your senses will rise.
The flowers of the city
Though breathlike, get deathlike at times.
And there's no use in tryin'
T' deal with the dyin',
Though I cannot explain that in lines.

Your cracked country lips,
I still wish to kiss,
As to be under the strength of your skin.
Your magnetic movements
Still capture the minutes I'm in.
But it grieves my heart, love,
To see you tryin' to be a part of
A world that just don't exist.
It's all just a dream, babe,
A vacuum, a scheme, babe,
That sucks you into feelin' like this.

I can see that your head
Has been twisted and fed
By worthless foam from the mouth.
I can tell you are torn
Between stayin' and returnin'
On back to the South.
You've been fooled into thinking
That the finishin' end is at hand.
Yet there's no one to beat you,
No one t' defeat you,
'Cept the thoughts of yourself feeling bad.

I've heard you say many times
That you're better 'n no one
And no one is better 'n you.
If you really believe that,
You know you got
Nothing to win and nothing to lose.
From fixtures and forces and friends,
Your sorrow does stem,
That hype you and type you,
Making you feel
That you must be exactly like them.

I'd forever talk to you,
But soon my words,
They would turn into a meaningless ring.
For deep in my heart
I know there is no help I can bring.
Everything passes,
Everything changes,
Just do what you think you should do.
And someday maybe,
Who knows, baby,
I'll come and be cryin' to you.

Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine (Blonde on Blonde)

You say you love me
And you're thinkin' of me,
But you know you could be wrong.
You say you told me
That you wanna hold me,
But you know you're not that strong.
I just can't do what I done before,
I just can't beg you any more.
I'm gonna let you pass
And I'll go last.
Then time will tell just who fell
And who's been left behind,
When you go your way and I go mine.

You say you disturb me
And you don't deserve me,
But you know sometimes you lie.
You say you're shakin'
And you're always achin',
But you know how hard you try.
Sometimes it gets so hard to care,
It can't be this way ev'rywhere.
And I'm gonna let you pass,
Yes, and I'll go last.
Then time will tell just who fell
And who's been left behind,
When you go your way and I go mine.

The judge, he holds a grudge,
He's gonna call on you.
But he's badly built
And he walks on stilts,
Watch out he don't fall on you.

You say you're sorry
For tellin' stories
That you know I believe are true.
You say ya got some
Other kinda lover
And yes, I believe you do.
You say my kisses are not like his,
But this time I'm not gonna tell you why that is.
I'm just gonna let you pass,
Yes, and I'll go last.
Then time will tell who fell
And who's been left behind,
When you go your way and I go mine.

Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (Bob Dylan)

Baby Let Me Follow You Down,
Baby Let Me Follow You Down,
Well I'd Do Anything In This God Almighty World
If You Just Let Me Follow You Down
Baby Can I Come Home With You
Baby Can I Come Home With You
Well I'd Do Anything In This God Almighty World
If You Just Let Me Come Home With You
I'll Buy You A Diamond Ring
I'll Buy You A Wedding Gown
Well I'd Do Anything In This God Almighty World
If You Just Let Me Follow You Down

Don't Think Twice, It's Alright (The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan)

It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It don't matter, anyhow
An' it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
If you don't know by now
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn
Look out your window and I'll be gone
You're the reason I'm trav'lin' on
Don't think twice, it's all right

It ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe
That light I never knowed
An' it ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe
I'm on the dark side of the road
Still I wish there was somethin' you would do or say
To try and make me change my mind and stay
We never did too much talkin' anyway
So don't think twice, it's all right

It ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal
Like you never did before
It ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal
I can't hear you any more
I'm a-thinkin' and a-wond'rin' all the way down the road
I once loved a woman, a child I'm told
I give her my heart but she wanted my soul
But don't think twice, it's all right

I'm walkin' down that long, lonesome road, babe
Where I'm bound, I can't tell
But goodbye's too good a word, gal
So I'll just say fare thee well
I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind
You could have done better but I don't mind
You just kinda wasted my precious time
But don't think twice, it's all right

Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues (Bootleg Series)