Tangled Up In Blue (Live at Poplar Creek Music Theatre, Hoffman Estates, IL, September 16, 1989)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Early one morning the sun was shinin' I was layin' in bed I wondered if she'd changed at much If her hair was still red Her parents said that our lives together Sure was gonna be rough They never did like Mama's homemade dress Papa's bank book wasn't big enough And I was standing on the side of the road Rain falling on my shoes Heading out for the old East Coast God knows I've paid some dues getting through Tangled up in blue [Refrain] Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue Tangled up in blue, tanglеd up in blue [Verse 2] She was married whеn we first met Soon to be divorced I helped her out of a jam, I guess And I used a little too much force Drove that car as far as we could Abandoned it out west Separated on a dark sad night Both agreeing it was best She turned around and called to me As I was walking away Heard her say over her shoulder "We'll meet again someday on the avenue" Tangled up in blue [Refrain] Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue [Verse 3] I went out to the great north woods Working as a cook for a spell I never did like it all that much And one day the axe just fell Headed down to New Orleans Well, I was lucky to be employed Workin' for a while on a fishing boat Right outside of Delacroix All the while I was alone The past was close behind Known a lot of women But she never escaped my mind and I just grew Tangled up in blue [Refrain] Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue [Instrumental Break] [Verse 4] She was working in topless place I stopped in for a beer Just kept looking at the side of her face In the spotlight so clear Later on when the crowd thinned out And I was just about to do the same She was standing there in back of my chair Said, "Tell me, don't I know your name?" I muttered something underneath my breath She studied the lines on my face I must admit I felt a little uneasy When she bent down to tie the laces of my shoe Tangled up in blue [Refrain] Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue [Verse 5] She lit the burner on the stove And offered me a pipe "I thought you'd never say 'hello'," she said "You look like the silent type" She opened up a book of poems Handed it to me Written by an Italian poet From the thirteenth century Every one of them words rang true Glowed like burning coal Pouring off of every page Like it was written in my soul from me to you Tangled up in blue [Refrain] Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue [Instrumental Break] [Verse 6] I lived with them on Montague Street In a basement down the stairs Was music in the cafes at night And revolution in the air He started into messing with slaves And something inside of him died She had to sell everything she owned And froze up inside Later on when the bottom fell out I became withdrawn The only thing I know how to do Is to keep on keeping on like a bird that flew Tangled up in blue [Refrain] Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue [Verse 7] Now I'm going on back again I gotta get to her somehow All the people that we used to know They're an illusion to me now Some are mathematicians Some are carpenters' wives Don't know how it all got started I don't know what they're doing with their lives Me, I'm still on the road Headin' for another joint We always did feel the same We just saw it from a different point of view Tangled up in blue [Refrain] Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue) Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue) Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue) Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue) Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue) Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue) Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue [Instrumental Break] [Refrain] (Tangled up in blue) Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue) Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue (Tangled up in blue) Tangled up in blue, tangled up in blue [Outro] Tangled up in blue (Blue) Tangled up in blue (Blue) Tangled up in blue (Blue) Tangled up in blue (Blue) Tangled up in blue (Blue) Tangled up in blue (Blue) Tangled up in blue (Blue) Thanks a lot. See y'all later on. Bye-bye