A loose, rambling song from the 1967 Woodstock sessions with the Band, first officially released on The Basement Tapes in 1975.
The words
A man asks a friend to let him in while sharing odd bits of advice about living and forgiving.
The song mixes a simple request to be let in with a string of cryptic sayings passed on from friends. Its advice touches on how to live, how to swim against the current and how to forgive, though it never quite explains itself. The refrain returns as a cheerful, insistent call at the door. The music is easygoing and warm, carried by the Band's relaxed groove and harmony vocals.
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The words
A man asks a friend to let him in while sharing odd bits of advice about living and forgiving.
The song mixes a simple request to be let in with a string of cryptic sayings passed on from friends. Its advice touches on how to live, how to swim against the current and how to forgive, though it never quite explains itself. The refrain returns as a cheerful, insistent call at the door. The music is easygoing and warm, carried by the Band's relaxed groove and harmony vocals.
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 1975
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