Early one mornin’ the sun was shinin’
I was layin’ in bed
Wond’rin’ 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
And I was standin’ on the side of the road
Rain fallin’ on my shoes
Heading out for the East Coast
Lord knows I’ve paid some dues gettin’ through
Tangled up in blue
..his vocals were a crucial part of the classic sound of The band, a sound that influenced so much music, and he has always been a superb rock”n”roll drummer.
~Michael Gray (The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia)
Levon Helm covering Bob Dylan feels only natural (check out Michael Gray’s piece on Levon Helm here).
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