Tangled Up In Blue

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Early one morning the sun was shinin‘ he was layin‘ in bed 
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Wondering if she‘d changed at all, if her hair was still red 
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Her folks they said that their lives together sure was gonna be rough 
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They never did like mama‘s home-made dress, papa‘s bank book wasn‘t big enough 
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And he was standing on the side of the road, rain falling on his shoes 
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Heading out for the old east coast, Lord knows he‘s paid some dues 
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Getting through, tangled up in blue 
 
She was married when they first met, soon to be divorced 
He helped her out of a jam I guess but he used a little too much force 
And they drove that car as far as they could, abandoned it out west 
And split up on a dark sad night, both agreeing it was best 
And she turned around to look at him as he was walking away 
She said "This can‘t be the end, we‘ll meet on another day 
On the avenue, tangled up in blue" 
 
He had a job in the old north woods, working as a cook for a spell 
But he never did like it all that much and one day the axe just fell 
When he drifted down to L.A., where he reckoned to try his luck 
Workin‘ for a while in an airplane plant loading cargo onto a truck 
But all the while he was alone, the past was close behind 
He‘s seen alot of women, but she never escaped his mind 
And he just grew, tangled up in blue 
 
She was working in topless place, I stopped in for a beer 
I just kept looking at the side of her face in the spotlight so clear 
And later on as the crowd thinned out, I‘s about to do the same 
She was standing there in back of my chair said to me "What‘s your name?" 
I muttered something underneath my breath, she studied the lines on my face 
I must admit I felt a little uneasy, when she bent down to tie the laces 
Of my shoe, tangled up in blue 
 
She lit a burner on the stove and offered me a pipe 
"I thought you‘d never say hello" she said, "You look like the silent type" 
Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me 
Written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century 
And every one of them words rang true and glowed like burning coal 
Pourin‘ off of every page like it was written in my soul 
From me to you, tangled up in blue 
 
He was always in a hurry, too busy or too stoned 
And everything she ever planned just had to be postponed 
He thought they were successful, she thought they were blessed 
With objects and material things but I never was impressed 
And when it all came crashing down, I became withdrawn 
The only thing I knew how to do was to keep on keeping on 
Like a bird that flew, tangled up in blue 
 
So now I‘m going back again, I got to get to her somehow 
All the people we used to know, they‘re an illusion to me now 
Some are mathematicians, some are doctor‘s wives 
Don‘t know how it all got started 
Don‘t know what they‘re doin‘ with their lives 
But me, I‘m still on the road, headin‘ for another joint 
We always did feel the same, we just saw it from a different point 
Of view, tangled up in blue 
 
 
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