Like a Rolling Stone

Once upon a time, you dressed so fine

Threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?

People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"

You thought they were all kiddin' you

You used to laugh about everybody that was hangin' out

Now you don't talk so loud, now you don't seem so proud

About having to be scrounging around for your next meal

How does it feel, how does it feel

To be on your own with no direction home?

Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone

You've gone to the finest school all right,

Miss Lonely

Don't you know you only used to get juiced in it?

Nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street

Now you find out you're gonna have to get used to it

You said you'd never compromise

With the mystery tramp but now you realize

He's not selling any alibis

As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes

And say,"Do you want to make a deal?"

How does it feel, how does it feel

To be without a home, with no direction home?

Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone

You never turned around to see the frowns

On the jugglers and the clowns

When they all came down and did tricks for you

You never understood that it ain't no good

You should never let other people get your kicks for you

You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat

Who carried on his shoulder a

Siamese cat

Ain't it hard when you discover that

He really wasn't where it's at?

After he's taken everything he could steal

How does it feel, how does it feel

To be without a home, with no direction home?

Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone

Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people

Drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made

Exchanging all precious gifts and things

But take your diamond ring down and pawn it, babe

You used to be so amused

At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used

Go to him now, he calls you, and you can't refuse

When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose

You're invisible, you got no secrets to conceal

How does it feel, how does it feel

To be without a home, with no direction home?

Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone