A long confessional ballad near the end of Another Side of Bob Dylan, about the end of his relationship with Suze Rotolo; he later said he regretted it.
The words
A man recounts the bitter end of a love affair, the quarrels around it, and the guilt and freedom left behind.
A narrative song looking back at a broken relationship: the singer tells how he fell for a young woman, how tensions with her family grew, and how a final fight ended it. It runs through many verses in a slow, steady waltz, more diary than ballad. The tone is raw and self-accusing, with a closing reflection on whether he is truly free. Its bluntness makes it one of his most personal early songs.
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The words
A man recounts the bitter end of a love affair, the quarrels around it, and the guilt and freedom left behind.
A narrative song looking back at a broken relationship: the singer tells how he fell for a young woman, how tensions with her family grew, and how a final fight ended it. It runs through many verses in a slow, steady waltz, more diary than ballad. The tone is raw and self-accusing, with a closing reflection on whether he is truly free. Its bluntness makes it one of his most personal early songs.
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