Early one morning the sun was shining I was laying in bed Wondering if she'd changed it all If her hair was still red Her folks they said our lives together Sure was gonna be rough They never did like Mama's homemade dress Papa's bankbook wasn't big enough And I was standing on the side of the road Rain falling on my shoes Heading out for the East Coast Lord knows I've paid some dues Getting through Tangled up in blue She was married when we first meet Soon to be divorced I helped her out of a jam I guess But I used a little too much force We drove that car as far as we could Abandoned it out West Split it up on a dark sad night Both agreeing it was best She turned around to look at me As I was walking away I heard her say over my shoulder "We'll meet again someday on the avenue" Tangled up in blue I had a job in the great north woods Working as a cook for a spell But I never did like it all that much And one day the ax just fell So I drifted down to New Orleans I looking to be employed Working for a while on a fishing boat Right outside of Delacroix But all the while I was alone The past was close behind I've seen a lot of women But she never escaped my mind and I just grew Tangled up in blue She was working in a topless place I stopped in for a beer I just kept looking at her side of her face In the spotlight so clear Later on as the crowd thinned out I's just about to do the same She was standing there in the 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 lace of my shoe Tangled up in blue She lit a burner on the stove and offered me a pipe "I thought you'd never say hello" she said "You look like the silent type" Then she opened up a book of poems And she handed it to me Written by an Italian poet From the fifteenth century And every one of them words rang true And glowed like burning coal Pouring off of every page Like it was written in my soul from me to you Tangled up in blue I lived with them down on Montague Street In a basement down the stairs There was music in the cafes at night And revolution in the air Then he started into dealing with slaves And something inside of him died She had to sell everything she owned And froze up inside And when finally the bottom fell out I became withdrawn The only thing I knew how to do Was to keep on keeping on like a bird that flew Tangled up in blue So now I'm going back again I got to get her somehow All the people we used to know They're an illusion to me now Some are mathematicians Some are carpenter's wives Don't know how it all got started I don't what they're doing with their lives Me I'm still on the road Heading for another joint We always did feel the same We just saw it from a different point of view Tangled up in blue

Don't you hate hearin? that clock on the wall chimin', sayin' its time an' Don't you just wish we could stay right here together all day long? You know it wouldn? t be a crime if we crawled back in the bed Got as close as we could get Tried to figure out where this thing is goin? Baby, baby, don't, don't you say you? re leavin? Why don? t you stay a little bit longer? Got it goin? on and I just can? t believe it This feelin? it just keeps gettin? stronger If you gotta go, you gotta know I might go crazy Here without you baby, relivin' every kiss You ain't leavin' me like this, it just ain't right Been waitin' 'til tonight to light another flame You know it wouldn? t be the same As the fire we got burnin' this mornin' Baby, baby, don? t, don? t you say you? re leavin? Why don? t you stay a little bit longer? Got it goin? on and I just can? t believe it This feelin? it just keeps gettin? stronger No, no one else can love me like you do You know I ain? t even close to through lovin? you Baby, baby, don? t, don? t you say you? re leavin? Why don? t you stay a little bit longer? Got it goin? on and I just can? t believe it This feelin? it just keeps gettin? stronger Don? t! Baby, baby, don? t! No, baby, don? t (Baby baby, ooh, baby baby, don't) Ooh, no, no no, baby, don? t (Baby baby, ooh, baby baby, don't) Baby, baby, don? t

Oh, ooh Oh, ooh Your lightenin' strikes me, and I can't breathe What I say might be way too deep I only wanna be with you, be with you All the time Don't you know it's complicated? But we're on fire You've always been my one desire Don't have to say it, you feel it too Don't make sense, it's so complicated Hold me here for life, take us back in time Let's just make this right tonight Your secret breaks me 'cause nothin's changed We've held on for so long, we should let go, but we can't I only wanna kiss on you, kiss on you Tonight Don't you know it's complicated? But we're on fire You've always been my one desire Don't have to say it, you feel it too Don't make sense, it's so complicated Hold me here for life, take us back in time Let's just make this right tonight Honestly, I just want you, just want you For life We're complicated, but we're on fire You've always been my one desire Don't you know it's complicated? But we're on fire (Don't you know you've been) always been my one desire? Don't have to say it (don't have to say it) feel it too Don't make sense (it don't make sense) it's so complicated (Hold on, on) hold me here for life, take us back in time (Hold on) let's just make this right tonight (Make this right tonight) Complicated (make this right tonight) We're on fire (make this right tonight) You've always been my one desire (make this right tonight) Don't have to say it, you feel it too Don't make sense, it's so complicated Hold me here for life, take us back in time Let's just make this right tonight

Alright bro We're gonna have a talk about this I brought you in this club and you done stole my girl And that ain't right When we walked into the club I thought it was understood, mmm, hmm It was my turn tonight and it was your job to make me look good Then I pointed out that sweet little beauty in black, yes I did I sent you over with a couple of drinks and you never came back You were supposed to be my wingman Wasn't that your game plan You take the grenade, and I'll take the fox Supposed to talk me up bro No matter what so Don't go tellin' me you must've forgot You waltzed her off the dance floor Right out the back door Leaving me to go it alone You're supposed to be my wingman But the only thing that it should've been me That's taking her home Shortly after you left, I was cussing your name, hell I was When her ugly girlfriend comes over starts working her game, mmm And I couldn't scare her off no matter what I'd said, nah, no I was thinkin' I'm the one that should be kissing on that cutie instead You were supposed to be my wingman Wasn't that your game plan You take the grenade, and I'll take the fox Supposed to talk me up bro No matter what so Don't go tellin' me you must've forgot You waltzed her off the dance floor Right out the back door Leaving me to go it alone You're supposed to be my wingman But the only thing that it should've been me That's taking her home Whoa They say, all is fair in love and war And all in time I'm gonna settle that score It ain't win or lose, it's how you play the game If I was in your shoes, I might've done it just the same You were supposed to be my wingman Wasn't that your game plan You take the grenade, and I'll take the fox Supposed to talk me up bro No matter what so Don't go tellin' me you must've forgot You waltzed her off the dance floor Right out the back door Leaving me to go it alone You're supposed to be my wingman But the only thing that it should've been me That's taking her home You waltzed her off the dance floor Right out the back door Leaving me to go it alone You're supposed to be my wingman But the only thing man it should've been me That's taking her home Is taking her home, ohh You were supposed to be my wingman, mmm, mmm

This porch light I can keep it on all night I can stay up 'til the birds fly But every minute's like a year I got it bad it Ain't going away, I've gotta have it I don't mean to sound dramatic But I'm going crazy over here I want ya, need ya, wanna lose it with ya Tired of sitting lookin' at your picture Should be right here with ya, instead of being lonely Yeah, I've gotta get a little bit of you to get me going You got me Jonesin', Jonesin', Jonesin' Yeah, you got me Jonesin', Jonesin', Jonesin' I'm thirsty And I could start this night off early And drink until the TV's blurry 'Cause I got plenty of beer But that won't fix me You're the only one that hits me One shot of you it always kicks me Into another gear You know, I want ya, need ya, wanna lose it with ya Tired of sitting, lookin' at your picture Should be right here with ya, instead of being lonely Yeah, I've gotta get a little bit of you to get me going You got me Jonesin', Jonesin', Jonesin' Yeah, you got me Jonesin', Jonesin', Jonesin' Hey, you got me Jonesin', Jonesin', Jonesin' Hey, hey, alright Wherever you are Girl, it's too damn far 'Cause if you ain't in my arms Oh, you know I'm Jonesin' I want ya, need ya, wanna lose it with ya Tired of sitting, lookin' at your picture Should be right here with ya, instead of being lonely Yeah, I've gotta get a little bit of you to get me going I want ya, need ya, wanna lose it with ya Tired of sitting, lookin' at your picture Should be right here with ya, instead of being lonely Oh, I've gotta get a little bit of you to get me going You got me Jonesin', Jonesin', Jonesin' Yeah, you got me Jonesin', Jonesin', Jonesin' Yeah, you got me Jonesin', Jonesin', Jonesin' Oh, oh, alright That's right You got me Jonesin', Jonesin'