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The Basement Tapes · 1975

You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere

The Byrds released a cover of it in 1968, years before Dylan's own recording was officially issued.

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A cheerful, nonsense-laced song about waiting around until a loved one arrives.

A cheerful song about waiting for a loved one to arrive. The speaker mixes everyday details with odd, playful nonsense, and the refrain urges patience and comfort, as if the wait itself might be enjoyed. Its tone is relaxed and good-humoured, a song of contentment rather than longing. The Byrds released a cover of it in 1968, years before his own recording was officially issued.

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A cheerful, nonsense-laced song about waiting around until a loved one arrives.

A cheerful song about waiting for a loved one to arrive. The speaker mixes everyday details with odd, playful nonsense, and the refrain urges patience and comfort, as if the wait itself might be enjoyed. Its tone is relaxed and good-humoured, a song of contentment rather than longing. The Byrds released a cover of it in 1968, years before his own recording was officially issued.

Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗

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