Co-written with Jacques Levy and sung as a duet with Emmylou Harris.
The words
A plea to a woman for closeness, framed in terms of shared faith and a short life.
A man pleads with a woman to let him close, appealing to the faith and family bonds they share. He reminds her that they were raised under the same guiding hand and that life is short, so it would be wrong to hold back. The tone is earnest and slightly anxious, as though he fears she may refuse. Co-written with Jacques Levy, it is sung as a duet with Emmylou Harris, whose voice gives the plea added weight.
Words by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗Listen and watch
The words
A plea to a woman for closeness, framed in terms of shared faith and a short life.
A man pleads with a woman to let him close, appealing to the faith and family bonds they share. He reminds her that they were raised under the same guiding hand and that life is short, so it would be wrong to hold back. The tone is earnest and slightly anxious, as though he fears she may refuse. Co-written with Jacques Levy, it is sung as a duet with Emmylou Harris, whose voice gives the plea added weight.
Words by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 1976
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