Oh all the money that in my whole life I did spend
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Be it mine right or wrongfully
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I let it slip gladly to my friends
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To tie up the time most forcefully
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But the bottles are done
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We've killed each one
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And the table's full and overflowed
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And the corner sign
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Says it's closing time
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So I'll bid farewell and be down the road.
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Oh ev'ry girl that ever I've touched
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I did not do it harmfully
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And ev'ry girl that even I've hurt
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I did not do it knowin'ly
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But to remain as friends we need the time
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And make demands and stay behind
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And since my feet are now fast
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And point away from the past
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I'll bid farewell and be down the line.
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Oh ev'ry foe that ever I faced
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The cause was there before we came
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And ev'ry cause that ever I fought
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I fought it full without regret or shame
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But the dark does die
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As the curtain is drawn and somebody's eyes
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Must meet the dawn
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And if I see the day
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I'd only have to stay
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So I'll bid farewell in the night and be gone.
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Oh ev'ry thought that's strung a knot in my mind
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I might go insane if it couldn't be sprung
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But it's not to stand naked under unknowin' eyes
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It's for myself and my friends my stories are sung
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But the time ain't tall
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Yet on time you depend and no word is possessed
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By no special friend
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And though the line is cut
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It ain't quite the end
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I'll just bid farewell till we meet again.
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Oh a false clock tries to tick out my time
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To disgrace, distract, and bother me
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And the dirt of gossip blows into my face
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And the dust of rumors covers me
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But if the arrow is straight
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And the point is slick
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It can pierce through dust no matter how thick
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So I'll make my stand
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And remain as I am
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And bid farewell and not give a damn.
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Restless Farewell
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Bob Dylan |