Cold Irons Bound

Album: Time Out of Mind (1997)
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  • I'm beginning to hear voices and there's no one around
    Now I'm all used up and I fee so turned-around
    I went to church on Sunday and she passed by
    And my love for her is taking such a long time to die
    God, I'm waist deep, waist deep in the mist
    It's almost like, almost like I don't exist
    I'm 20 miles out of town, Cold Irons bound

    There's a wall of pride high and wide
    Can't see over to the other side
    It's such a sad thing to see beauty decay
    It's sadder still to feel your heart torn away
    One look at you and I'm out of control
    Like the universe has swallowed me whole
    I'm 20 miles out of town and Cold Irons bound

    There's too many people, too many to recall
    I thought some of 'em were friends of mine
    I was wrong about 'em all
    Well, the road is rocky and the hillside's mud
    Up over my head nothing but clouds of blood
    I found my own, I found my one in you
    But your love just hasn't proved true
    I'm 20 miles out of town, Cold Irons bound

    20 miles out of town, Cold Irons bound

    Well the winds in Chicago have turned me to shreds
    Reality has always had too many heads
    Some things last longer than you think they will
    Some kind of things you can never kill
    It's you and you only I'm thinking about
    But you can't see in, and it's hard looking out

    I'm 20 miles out of town, Cold Irons bound

    Well the fat's in the fire, and the water's in the tank
    And the whiskey's in the jar, and the money's in the bank
    I tried to love and protect you because I cared
    I'm gonna remember forever the joy we've shared
    Looking at you and I'm on my bended knee
    You have no idea what you do to me
    I'm 20 miles out of town Cold Irons bound
    20 miles out of town, Cold Irons bound Writer/s: Robert Dylan
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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