Tangled Up In Blue

Early one morning the sun was shining
 I was laying in bed
 Wondering if she'd changed at all
 If her hair was still red
 Her folks they said our lives together
 Sure was gonna be rough
 They never did like mama's homemade dress
 Papa's bank book wasn't big enough
 Me i'm standing on the side of the road
 Rain falling on my shoes
 I'm heading out to the east coast
 Lord knows i've paid some dues
 Getting through
 Tangled up in blue
 She was married when we first met
 Soon to be divorced
 I helped her out of a jam i guess
 But i used a little too much force
 And we drove that car as far as we could
 Abandoned it out west
 We split up on a sad dark night
 Both agreeing it was best
 She turned around and looked at me
 As i was walking away
 Then i heard her say over my shoulder
 We'll meet again someday
 On the avenue
 Tangled up in blue
 I was living in the great north woods
 Working as a cook for a spell
 I never did like it all that much
 And one day the axe just fell
 So i drifted down to new orleans
 Where i happened to be employed
 Yeah i was working for a while on a fishing boat
 Right outside of de la croix
 And all the while i was alone
 The past was close behind
 I'd seen a lot of women
 But she never escaped my mind
 And i just grew
 Tangled up in blue
 She was working at a topless bar
 And i stopped in for a beer
 I just kept looking at the side of her face
 In the spotlight so clear
 Now later on as the crowd thinned out
 And i was just about to do the same
 Yeah but she was standing there at the back of my chair
 She said don't i know your name
 Well 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 shoes
 We were tangled up in blue
 I know i know i know
 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
 And then she opened up a book of poems
 And handed it to me
 Written by an italian poet
 From the 13th century
 Every one of his words rang true
 And glowed like burning coal
 Pouring off every page
 Like it was written in my soul
 From me to you
 Tangled up in blue
 Yeah yeah
 I lived with them on montague street
 In a basement down the stairs yeah
 There was music in the cafes at night
 And revolution in the air
 That's when he started into dealing with slaves yeah
 Something inside of her died just died
 And she had to sell everything she owned
 And she froze up inside
 Finally the bottom fell out
 I became withdrawn
 The only thing i knew how to do
 Was to keep on keepin' on
 Like a bird that flew
 Tangled up in blue
 Oh yeah
 Now i'm headed back again
 I gotta get to her somehow
 And all the people we used to know
 They're an illusion to me now
 Some are mathematicians
 Some are carpenter's wives
 I don't know how they all got started
 I don't know what they're doing with their lives
 But me i'm still on the road
 Headed for another joint
 We always did feel the same
 We just saw it from a different point
 Of view
 Tangled up in blue
 I know i know i know
 Yeah yeah oh yeah