A slow song from Planet Waves, recorded with The Band, notable for Robbie Robertson's stinging guitar answering Dylan's voice.
The words
A man who has reached the end of something resolves to walk away and leave it all behind.
The singer stands at a point of no return, ready to break with a life or a love that has run its course. He speaks of leaving with a mixture of calm resolve and quiet sorrow, and a middle passage recalls advice to follow one's heart. The title phrase works as a refrain, like an auctioneer closing a sale. The Band's playing is spare and moody, with Robertson's guitar lines adding much of the song's ache.
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗Listen and watch
The words
A man who has reached the end of something resolves to walk away and leave it all behind.
The singer stands at a point of no return, ready to break with a life or a love that has run its course. He speaks of leaving with a mixture of calm resolve and quiet sorrow, and a middle passage recalls advice to follow one's heart. The title phrase works as a refrain, like an auctioneer closing a sale. The Band's playing is spare and moody, with Robertson's guitar lines adding much of the song's ache.
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 1974
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