Lyrics The Turtles

The Turtles

Like a Rolling Stone

Once upon a time you dressed so fine, threw the bums a

dime, in your prime, didn't you?

People called said "beware doll; you're bound to fall"

You thought they were all a-kiddin' you

You use to laugh about everybody that was hangin' out

Now you don't talk so loud, now you don't seem so proud

About having to be scrounging your next meal

How does it feel?

How does it feel?

To be without a home

Like a complete unknown

Like a rolling stone

Oh you've gone through the finest school all right miss

lonely

But you know you only use to get juiced in it

Nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street

And now you're gonna have to get used to it

You say you never compromise with a mystery tramp but

now you realize

He's not selling any alibis

As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes

And say do you want to make a deal?

How does it feel?

How does it feel?

To be on your own

Without a direction home

A complete unknown

Like a rolling stone

Oh you've never turned around to see the frowns on the

Jugglers and the clowns when they all did tricks for

you

Never understand that it ain't no good

You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you

You use to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat

Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat

Ain't it hard when you discover that he really wasn't

where it's at?

After he took from you everything he could steal

How does it feel?

How does it feel?

Ham on your own

With no direction home

Like a complete unknown

Like a rolling stone

Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people they

all

Drinkin',thinkin' that they got it made

Exchanging all precious gifts

But you better take a diamond ring

You better pawn it babe

You use to be so amused

And Napoleon in rags and the language that he used

Go to him now he calls ya, ya can't refuse

When ya ain't got nothing, ya got nothing to lose

You're invisible now you've got no secrets to conceal

How does it feel?

Oh how does it feel?

To be on your own

With no direction home

Like a complete unknown

Like a rolling stone