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