Tangled Up In Blue

[Verse 1]
Early one morning the sun was shining
I was laying in bed
Wondering if she'd changed at all
If her hair was still red
Her folks they said our lives together
Sure was gonna be rough
They never did like Mama's homemade dress
Papa's bankbook wasn't big enough
Me, I was standing on the side of the road
Rain falling all on my shoes
I'm heading out for the East Coast
Lord knows I've paid some dues
Getting through
Tangled up in blue

[Verse 2]
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
Split up on a sad dark night
Both agreeing it was best
She turned around to look at me
As I was walking away
And I heard her say over my shoulder
"We'll meet again someday
On the avenue"
Tangled up in blue

[Verse 3]
Well, I was living in the great north woods
Working as a cook for a spell
But I never did like it all that much
And one day the ax just fell
So I drifted down to New Orleans
Where I happened to be employed
Yeah, I was working for a while on a fishing boat
Right outside of Delacroix
And all the while I was alone
The past was close behind
I seen a lot of women
But she never escaped my mind
And I just grew
Tangled up in blue

[Verse 4]
She was working at a topless bar
And I stopped in for a beer
I just kept looking at the side of her face
In the spotlight, so clear
Now later on, the crowd thinned out
And I was just about to do the same
She was standing there, in the back of my chair
She said, "Don't I know your name?"
I muttered something underneath my breath
She studied the lines on my face
I must admit, I felt a little uneasy
When she bent down to tie the laces
Of my shoe
Tangled up in blue (I know, I know, I know)

[Verse 5]
She lit a burner on the stove
And offered me a pipe
"I thought you'd never say hello," she said
"You look like the silent type"
And then she opened up a book of poems
And handed it to me
Written by an Italian poet
From the thirteenth century
Every one of those words rang true
And glowed like burning coal
Pouring off of every page
Like it was written in my soul
From me to you
Tangled up in blue (Oh yeah)

[Verse 6]
I lived with them on Montague Street
In a basement down the stairs, yeah
There was music in the cafes at night
And revolution in the air
That's when he started into dealing with slaves, yeah
Something inside of her died, just died
And she had to sell everything she owned
And she froze up inside
Finally when the bottom fell out
I became withdrawn
The only thing I knew how to do
Was to keep on keeping on
Like a bird that flew
Tangled up in blue, oh yeah

[Verse 7]
Now I'm headed back again
I got to get to her somehow
And all the people that I used to know
They're an illusion to me now
Some are mathematicians
Some are carpenter's wives
I don't know how they all got started
I don't know what they're doing with their lives
But 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 (I know, I know, I know)

[Outro]
Whoo! Scarlet Rivera and Jane Scarpantoni.