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Saved · 1980

Pressing On

In the 2007 film I'm Not There it is sung by John Doe.

The words

A determined promise to keep moving toward a higher goal despite doubters.

The singer describes people who doubt him, try to shake him or pull him back, and answers each with the same resolve to keep moving toward a higher calling. There is no turn in the story; the song works by repetition, its determination growing as it goes. It starts quietly and swells into a full gospel performance with backing voices. Years later, in the 2007 film I'm Not There, the song is sung by John Doe.

Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗

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The words

A determined promise to keep moving toward a higher goal despite doubters.

The singer describes people who doubt him, try to shake him or pull him back, and answers each with the same resolve to keep moving toward a higher calling. There is no turn in the story; the song works by repetition, its determination growing as it goes. It starts quietly and swells into a full gospel performance with backing voices. Years later, in the 2007 film I'm Not There, the song is sung by John Doe.

Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗

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