Fat man lookin' in a blade of steel
Thin man lookin' at his last meal
Hollow man lookin' in a cottonfield
For dignity
Wise man lookin' in a blade of grass
Young man lookin' in the shadows that pass
Poor man lookin' through painted glass
For dignity
Somebody got murdered on New Year's Eve
Somebody said dignity was the first to leave
I went into the city, went into the town
Went into the land of the midnight sun
Searchin' high, searchin' low
Searchin' everywhere I know
Askin' the cops wherever I go
Have you seen dignity?
Blind man breakin' out of a trance
Puts both his hands in the pockets of chance
Hopin' to find one circumstance
Of dignity
I went to the wedding of Mary-lou
She said è¥ don't want nobody see me talkin' to you?BR> Said she could get killed if she told me what she knew
About dignity
I went down where the vultures feed
I would've got deeper, but there wasn't any need
Heard the tongues of angels and the tongues of men
Wasn't any difference to me
Chilly wind sharp as a razor blade
House on fire, debts unpaid
Gonna stand at the window, gonna ask the maid
Have you seen dignity?
Drinkin' man listens to the voice he hears
In a crowded room full of covered up mirrors
Lookin' into the lost forgotten years
For dignity
Met Prince Phillip at the home of the blues
Said he'd give me information if his name wasn't used
He wanted money up front, said he was abused
By dignity
Footprints runnin' cross the sliver sand
Steps goin' down into tattoo land
I met the sons of darkness and the sons of light
In the bordertowns of despair
Got no place to fade, got no coat
I'm on the rollin' river in a jerkin' boat
Tryin' to read a note somebody wrote
About dignity
Sick man lookin' for the doctor's cure
Lookin' at his hands for the lines that were
And into every masterpiece of literature
for dignity
Englishman stranded in the blackheart wind
Combin' his hair back, his future looks thin
Bites the bullet and he looks within
For dignity
Someone showed me a picture and I just laughed
Dignity never been photographed
I went into the red, went into the black
Into the valley of dry bone dreams
So many roads, so much at stake
So many dead ends, I'm at the edge of the lake
Sometimes I wonder what it's gonna take
To find dignity
Bob Dylan - Dignity 1994 (04:15)
Bob Dylan - Dignity 1994 Fat man lookin' in a blade of steel Thin man lookin' at his last meal
Hollow man lookin' in a cottonfield For dignity Wise man lookin' in a blade of grass Young man
lookin' in the shadows that pass Poor man lookin' through painted glass For dignity Somebody got
murdered on New Year's Eve Somebody said dignity was the first to leave I went into the city, went
into the town Went into the land of the midnight sun Searchin' high, searchin' low Searchin'
everywhere I know ...
Saw him on the Dancing in the Dark tour - incredible energy for 3 hrs (no support band) - hell, i love this guy :)
Autor: Jah7love
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oh my larry..so angry!! :(
Autor: em7646
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are you deaf dumb or blind... poverty..starving children and obama make me cry not a washed up old man named bruce...........asbury park makes me cry make up idiot....
Autor: larryc2321
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I think he does that on purpose--I notice that I feel like he's singing for me and to me, even if the song clearly has nothing to do with the way my life really is---like, take for instance, this song. It's great; not many artists can/will do that. <3 The boss!
Autor: JustinDude5
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Yeah, 1970s Boss is definitely my favorite. He does have this weird folky twang lately which I as well find annoying since his voice is more soul.
Autor: pfunkmaster21
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I prefer the way Bruce sang back than, he sang these songs sorta straight up with his great voice. Now when he performs he likes to add sorta a twang and sometimes its over the top and sickening. I know we are not supposed to critique the man but I can't help how I feel.
This version is beyond perfect.
Autor: suther07
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My friends and I used to cruise the back roads and listen to this tune in the '70s in my "beat-up old Buick," a 1976 Buick Regal with a Landau top affectionately called The Tank. Where'd those days go?