She said, “You look like a million bucks.”
I said, “I’m a dollar bill.”
She said, “Look at your shiny boots.”
I said simply, “I’ve had my fill.”
It’s not dark yet.
But it’s getting there.
I put on my hat and headed out the door.
I couldn’t even remember, what I’d come here for.
The cars on the street sang music in the rain.
I stepped in tune, embracing a brighter pain.
It’s not dark yet.
But it’s getting there.
I got home wet and it was rather late.
I sat in my favorite chair, not knowing on what I wait.
I poured myself a drink, and I thought of why I’m here.
Then I fell asleep, some things we know just won’t ever appear.
It not dark yet.
But it’s getting there.
Dylan’s immortal tune …
Shadows are fallin' and I've been here all day
It's too hot to sleep and time is runnin' away
Feel like my soul has turned into steel
I've still got the scars that the sun didn't heal
There's not even room enough to be anywhere
It's not dark yet but it's gettin' there
Well, my sense of humanity has gone down the drain
Behind every beautiful thing there's been some kind of pain
She wrote me a letter and she wrote it so kind
She put down in writin' what was in her mind
I just don't see why I should even care
It's not dark yet but it's gettin' there
Well, I've been to London and I been to gay Paris
I've followed the river and I got to the sea
I've been down on the bottom of the world full of lies
I ain't lookin' for nothin' in anyone's eyes
Sometimes my burden is more than I can bear
It's not dark yet but it's gettin' there
I was born here and I'll die here against my will
I know it looks like I'm movin' but I'm standin' still
Every nerve in my body is so naked and numb
I can't even remember what it was I came here to get away from
Don't even hear the murmur of a prayer
It's not dark yet but it's gettin' there