Dylan’s song “Dirt Road Blues” hints at another famous blues song: “Down The Dirt Road Blues” by Charley Patton, recorded in 1929.
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“Dirt Road Blues” is the only song from Time Out Of Mind that Dylan has never played in concert.
[Verse 1]
Gon' walk down that dirt road, ’til someone lets me ride
Gon' walk down that dirt road, ’til someone lets me ride
If I can’t find my baby, I’m gonna run away and hide
[Verse 2]
Well, I've have been pacing around the room hoping maybe she’d come back
Pacing around the room hoping maybe she’d come back
Well, I have been praying for salvation laying ’round in a one-room country shack
[Verse 3]
Gon' walk down that dirt road until my eyes begin to bleed
Gon' walk down that dirt road until my eyes begin to bleed
’Til there’s nothing left to see, ’til the chains have been shattered
And I’ve been freed
[Verse 4]
But I've been looking at my shadow, I been watching the colors up above
Looking at my shadow, watching the colors up above
Rolling through the rain and hail, looking for the sunny side of love
[Interlude]
[Verse 5]
Gon' walk on down that dirt road 'til everything becomes the same
Gon' walk down that dirt road 'til everything becomes the same
Well, I keep on walking 'til I hear her holler out my name
Dirt Road Blues was written by Bob Dylan.
Dirt Road Blues was produced by Daniel Lanois.
Bob Dylan released Dirt Road Blues on Tue Sep 30 1997.