Tangled Up In Blue (Live)

Early one mornin' the sun was shinin', he was layin' in bed

Wonderin' if she'd changed at all, if her hair was still red

Her folks, they said that their lives together

Sure was gonna be rough

They never did like Mama's homemade dress

Papa's bankbook wasn't big enough

And he was standin' on the side of the road

Rain fallin' on his shoes

Headin' out for the old East Coast

Radio blastin' the news straight on through

Tangled up in blue

She was married when they first met

To a man four times her age

He left her penniless in a state of regret

It was time to bust out the cage

And they drove that car as far as they could

Abandoned it out West

Splittin' up on a dark sad night

Both agreein' that it was best

She turned around to look at him

As he was lookin' away

Sayin', "I wish I could tell you all of the things that I never learned how to say"

He said, "That's alright, baby, I love you, too

But we were tangled up in blue"

He had a steady job and a pretty face, and everything seemed to fit

One day, he could just feel the waste

He put it all down and split

And he drifted down to New Orleans where they treated him like a boy

He nearly went mad in Baton Rouge, he nearly drowned in Delacroix

And all the while, he was alone

The past was close behind

He had one too many lovers and none of them were too refined

All except for you

But you were tangled up in blue

She was workin' in the blindin' light, and I stopped in for a drink

I just kept lookin' at her face so white, I didn't know what to think

Later on, when the crowd thinned out, I was gettin' ready to leave

She was standin' there, right beside my chair

Said, "What's that you got up your sleeve?"

I said, "Nothing, baby, and that's for sure"

She leaned down into my face

I could feel the heat and the pulse of her

As she bent down to tie the laces of my shoe

Tangled up in blue

I lived with them on Montague Street in a basement down the stairs

There was snow all winter and no heat, revolution was in the air

And one day, all of his slaves ran free, something inside of him died

The only thing I could do was be me, and get on that train and ride

And when it all came crashin' down, I was already south

I didn't know whether the world was flat or round

I had the worst taste in my mouth

That I ever knew

Tangled up in blue

So now I'm goin' on back again

Maybe tomorrow, maybe next year

I'm gonna find someone among the women and men

Whose destiny is unclear

Some are masters of illusion, some are ministers of the trade

All in the strong delusion, all of their beds are unmade

Me, I'm still headin' towards the sun

Tryin' to stay out of the joint

We always did love the very same one

We just saw her from a different point of view

Tangled up in blue