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Tough Mama

Bob Dylan

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Tough Mama

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Tough MamaMeat shakin' on your bonesI'm gonna go down to the river and get some stones.Sister's on the highway with that steel-drivin' crew,Papa's in the big house, his workin' days are through.Tough MamaCan I blow a little smoke on you?Dark BeautyWon't you move it on over and make some room?It's my duty to bring you down to the field where the flowers bloom.Ashes in the furnace, dust on the rise,You came through it all the way, flyin' through the skies.Dark BeautyWith that long night's journey in your eyes.Sweet GoddessBorn of a blinding light and a changing wind,Now, don't be modest, you know who you are and where you've been.Jack the Cowboy went up northHe's buried in your past.The Lone Wolf went out drinkingThat was over pretty fast.Sweet GoddessYour perfect stranger's comin' in at last.Silver AngelWith the badge of the lonesome road sewed in your sleeve,I'd be grateful if this golden ring you would receive.Today on the countryside it was a-hotter than a crotch,I stood alone upon the ridge and all I did was watch.Sweet GoddessIt must be time to carve another notch.I'm crestfallenThe world of illusion is at my door,I ain't a-haulin' any of my lambs to the marketplace anymore.The prison walls are crumblin', there is no end in sight,I've gained some recognition but I lost my appetite.Dark BeautyMeet me at the border late tonight.
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