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Desire · 1976

Sara

Written by Dylan alone and named for his wife, Sara Lownds, it closes the album.

The words

A husband recalls the years and children he shared with his wife and begs her not to leave.

A husband speaks to his wife, recalling scenes from their life together: the children playing, places they visited, the early days of their love. The tender memories are mixed with a growing sense that she is slipping away, and his praise of her becomes a plea for her to stay. The song alternates verses of memory with a refrain that simply calls her name. Written by Dylan alone and named for his wife, it closes the album.

Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗

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The words

A husband recalls the years and children he shared with his wife and begs her not to leave.

A husband speaks to his wife, recalling scenes from their life together: the children playing, places they visited, the early days of their love. The tender memories are mixed with a growing sense that she is slipping away, and his praise of her becomes a plea for her to stay. The song alternates verses of memory with a refrain that simply calls her name. Written by Dylan alone and named for his wife, it closes the album.

Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗

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