An upbeat country song on the second side of Nashville Skyline, following Lay Lady Lay, with a brisk shuffle under a lonely lyric.
The words
A man alone under the night sky mourns a woman who has left him and wonders how he failed her.
The singer is out under a clear, moonlit sky, but the beauty of the night only reminds him that his love has gone. He blames himself for not being the kind of man she needed, and the song circles back to his solitude. The words are sad, yet the band plays a quick, cheerful country shuffle, so grief and good spirits sit side by side. It is a short, plain-spoken lament in classic country style.
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗Listen and watch
The words
A man alone under the night sky mourns a woman who has left him and wonders how he failed her.
The singer is out under a clear, moonlit sky, but the beauty of the night only reminds him that his love has gone. He blames himself for not being the kind of man she needed, and the song circles back to his solitude. The words are sad, yet the band plays a quick, cheerful country shuffle, so grief and good spirits sit side by side. It is a short, plain-spoken lament in classic country style.
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 1969
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