A country ballad written by Boudleaux Bryant and a hit for Ray Price, which Dylan sings in a soft Nashville style on Self Portrait.
The words
A man asks his lover to accept him exactly as he is, or else to set him free.
The singer speaks directly to a woman whose feelings for him have grown uncertain. He makes no promise to change and asks her to decide, either to take him as he stands or to release him. The song moves slowly and plainly, with a patient, pleading tone rather than anger. Dylan sings it in the smooth, crooning voice of his Nashville Skyline period, backed by easy country accompaniment.
Words by Boudleaux Bryant
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗Listen and watch
The words
A man asks his lover to accept him exactly as he is, or else to set him free.
The singer speaks directly to a woman whose feelings for him have grown uncertain. He makes no promise to change and asks her to decide, either to take him as he stands or to release him. The song moves slowly and plainly, with a patient, pleading tone rather than anger. Dylan sings it in the smooth, crooning voice of his Nashville Skyline period, backed by easy country accompaniment.
Words by Boudleaux Bryant
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 1970
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