Tangled Up in Blue

Early one mornin' the sun was shinin' I was layin' in wait I wondered if she changed that much If her hair was still red Her parents said our life together Sure was gonna be rough They never did like mama's homemade dress Papa's bankbook wasn't big enough I was sitting on the side of the road Rain falling on my shoes Heading out for the east coast God knows, I've paid some dues Gettin' through Tangled up and flew (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) (Tangled up in blue, 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 We drove that car as far as we could Abandoned it out west Separated on the docks that night Both agreeing it was best She turned around and called to me As I was walkin' away I heard her say over my shoulder "We'll meet again someday On the avenue" Tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) I went out to the great north woods Workin' as a cook for a spell I never did like it all that much And one day and the axe just fell We headed out to New Orleans When I was lucky to be employed Workin' for a while on a fishing boat Right outside of Delacroix All the while I was alone The past was close behind I've known a lot of women But she never escaped my mind And I just grew Tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) She was working in a topless place I stopped in for a beer Just kept lookin' at the side of her face In the spotlight so clear Later on when the crowd thinned out And I was just about to do the same Standing there in back of my chair Said to me, "Don't I know your name?" Muttered something underneath my breath She studied the lines on my face Must admit I felt a little uneasy When she bent down to tie the laces On my shoe Tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) She lit the burners on the stove And offered me a pipe "I thought you'd never say hello," she said "You look like the silent type" She opened up a book of poems Handed it to me Written by an Italian poet From the thirteenth century Every one of them words rang true Glowed like burning coals Rollin' off of every page Like it was written in my soul From me to you Tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) He went up to Montague Street In a basement down the stairs There was music in the cafés at night And revolution in the air We started into messin' with slaves And something inside of him died She had to sell everything she owned And then froze up inside Later on when the bottom fell out I became withdrawn The only thing I know how to do Is keep on keeping on Like a bird that flew Tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) Now I'm goin' back again I gotta get back to her somehow All the people that we used to know They're an illusion to me now Some are mathematicians Some are carpenter's wives Don't know how it all got started I don't know what they doin' with their lives 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 (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) Tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) Tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) Tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) Tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) Tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) Tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) Tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) Tangle up in blue (Tangle up in blue, tangle up in blue) Tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) Tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue) Tangled up in blue Tangled up in blue Tangled up in blue (Yeah) Thanks a lot, see y'all later