Bob Dylan - Highwater Lyrics
Words and music by bob dylanHighwater risin, rising night and dayAll the gold and silver are being stolen awayBig joe turner looking east and west from the dark room of his mindHe made it to kansas city, twelfth street and vineNothin standing thereHighwater everywhereHighwater rising the shacks are sliding downFolks lose their possessions, the folks are leaving townReformation shook it, broke it, then she hung it on the wallSay you dancin with whom they tell you to or you dont dance at allIts tough out thereHighwater everywhereI got a craven love for blazin speedI got a hopped up mustang fordJump into the wagon, loveThrow your panties overboardI can write you poems, make a strong man lose his mindIm no pig without a wig, I hope you treat me kindThings are breakin up out thereHighwater everywhereHighwater rising, six inches above my headCoffins droppin in the street like balloons made out of leadWater poured into vicksburg, dont know what Im gonna doDont reach out for me, she said, cant you see Im drowning tooIts rough out thereHighwater everywhereWell, george lewes told the englishman, the italian and the jewYou cant open up your mind, boys, to every conceivable point of viewThey got charles darwin trapped out there on highway 5Judge says to the high sheriff, I want them dead or aliveEither one, I dont careHighwater everywhereWell, the cuckoo is a pretty bird, she warbles as she fliesIm preachin the word of god, Im puttin out your eyesI asked fat nancy for somethn to eat, she said take it off the shelfAs great as you are man, youll never be greater than yourselfI told her I didnt really careHighwater everywhereI get up in the mornin, I believe Ill dust my broomKeepin away from the women, Im givin them lots of roomThunder rollin over clarksdale, everythin a-lookin blueI just cant be happy, love, unless youre happy tooIts bad out thereHighwater everywhere
