Billy Joel released a version before Dylan's own appeared, and it went on to become one of his most covered songs.
The words
A plain promise that the singer will go to any length to comfort and stand by the person he loves.
The singer speaks to someone he loves and promises to comfort them through any hardship, offering shelter, patience and steady devotion. Each verse adds another pledge of what he would do and endure for them, and he insists he knew from the start that they belonged together. The language is simple and the feeling direct, closer to a hymn than a confession. Billy Joel released a version before Dylan's own, and it became one of his most covered songs.
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The words
A plain promise that the singer will go to any length to comfort and stand by the person he loves.
The singer speaks to someone he loves and promises to comfort them through any hardship, offering shelter, patience and steady devotion. Each verse adds another pledge of what he would do and endure for them, and he insists he knew from the start that they belonged together. The language is simple and the feeling direct, closer to a hymn than a confession. Billy Joel released a version before Dylan's own, and it became one of his most covered songs.
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