To Ramona (Live at Philharmonic Hall, New York, NY - October 1964)

[Verse 1]
Ramona, come closer, shut softly your watery eyes
The pangs of your sadness will pass as your senses will rise
Oh, the flowers of the city, though breath-like
Get death-like at times
And there's no use in trying to deal with the dying
Though I cannot explain that in lines

[Verse 2]
Your cracked country lips I still wish to kiss
As to be by the strength of your skin
Your magnetic movements still capture the minutes I'm in
But it grieves my heart, love, to see you trying to be a part of
A world that just don't exist
It's all just a schеme, babe, a vacuum, a dream, babе
That sucks you into feelin' like this

[Verse 3]
I can see that your head has been twisted and fed
With the worthless foam from the mouth
I can tell you are torn between staying and returning
On back to the South
You've been fooled into thinking that the finishing end is at hand
Yet there's no one to beat you, no one to defeat you
'cept the thoughts of yourself feeling bad

[Verse 4]
I've heard you say many times that you're better than no one
And no one is better than you
If you really believe that you know you got nothing to win
And nothing to lose
From fixtures and forces and friends your sorrow does stem
That hype you and type you, making you feel
That you must be exactly like them

[Verse 5]
I'd forever talk to you but soon my words
They would turn into a meaningless ring
For deep in my heart I know there's no help I can bring
Everything passes, everything changes
Just do what you think you should do
And someday maybe, who knows, baby
I'll come and be crying to you