A hard-edged rock song on Shot of Love, mixing the album's faith themes with sharp defiance.
The words
The singer defends a believer from the mockers around him, insisting he belongs to Jesus and cannot be bought.
The song describes a man of faith who is laughed at, scorned and misunderstood by the people around him. Verse by verse the narrator turns on those mockers, listing their sneers and contrasting their shallow values with the believer's steadfastness. The tone is combative and scornful, closer to his old protest anger than to a hymn. A tough, driving band arrangement with backing singers gives it real bite.
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The words
The singer defends a believer from the mockers around him, insisting he belongs to Jesus and cannot be bought.
The song describes a man of faith who is laughed at, scorned and misunderstood by the people around him. Verse by verse the narrator turns on those mockers, listing their sneers and contrasting their shallow values with the believer's steadfastness. The tone is combative and scornful, closer to his old protest anger than to a hymn. A tough, driving band arrangement with backing singers gives it real bite.
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 1981
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