The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar (Take 2) - Bob Dylan

Prayed in the ghetto with my face in the cement Heard the last moan of a boxer, seen the massacre of the innocent Felt around for the light switch, felt around for her face Been treated like a farm animal on a wild goose chase West of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar I see the turning of the page Curtain risin' on a new age See the groom still waitin' at the altar Try to be pure at heart, they arrest you for robbery Mistake your shyness for aloofness, your shyness for snobbery Got the message this morning, the one that was sent to me About the madness of becomin' what one was never meant to be West of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar I see the turning of the page Curtain risin' on a new age See the groom still waitin' at the altar Don't know what I can say about Claudette wouldn't come back to haunt me Finally had to give her up 'bout the time she began to want me But I know God has mercy on them who are slandered and humiliated I'd a-done anything for that woman if she don't make me feel so obligated West of the Jordan, west of the Rock of Gibraltar I see the turning of the page Curtain risin' on a new stage See the groom still waitin' at the altar Put your hand on my head, baby, do I have a temperature? I see people who are supposed to know better standin' around like furniture There's a wall between you and what you want and you got to leap it Tonight you got the power to take it Tomorrow you won't have the power to keep it West of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar I see the turnin' of the page Curtain risin' on a new age See the groom still waitin' at the altar Cities on fire, phones out of order They're killing nuns and soldiers, there's fighting on the border What can I say about Claudette? Ain't seen her since January She could be respectably married or running a whorehouse in Buenos Aires West of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar I see the turnin' of the page Curtain risin' on a new age See the groom still waitin' at the altar

I bet You love the way you look when you look in the mirror Don't you? Me too I bet You got the whole world at the tip of your fingers Don't you? It's true You're so cool Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are You're so cool Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are In my head I'm lying on the couch, you're cooking me dinner Low lights Just you and I Obsessed The tattoo on your face says you're down for forever So am I And that's why You're so cool Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are You're so cool Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are Yeah, you are

Just as I am without one plea, But that Thy blood was shed for me, And that Thou bidd'st me come to Thee, O Lamb of God, I come, I come The service is nearing an end The choir is singing, 'Just As I Am', And now as the old song is played People at the altar Are kneeling down to pray Some are finding mercy Forgiveness for their sin Some are fighting battles And they're struggling to win The time has come To give them to the Lord That's what the altar is for "That's what this altar is for You don't have to carry Those burdens anymore There's a light in the darkness There's a love that's true And Jesus is waiting He is waiting here for you Go quickly now Before they close the door That's what the altar is for" A father is praying with his son A mother kneels beside them Thanking God they've come An old man Is standing there in tears Giving up a part of him That he's held back for years Hearts are being broken Lives are being changed And those who call upon Him Will never be the same The time has come To give in to the Lord That's what this altar is for "That's what this altar is for You don't have to carry Those burdens anymore There's a light in the darkness There's a love that's true And Jesus is waiting He is waiting here for you Go quickly now Before they close the door That's what this altar is for" "That's what this altar is for You don't have to carry Those burdens anymore There's a light in the darkness There's a love that's true And Jesus is waiting He is waiting here for you Go quickly now Before they close the door And you can give your burdens to the Lord, That's what this altar is for"

Stake my future on a hell of a past Looks like tomorrow is coming on fast Ain't complaining 'bout what I got Seen better times, but who has not? Silvio, silver and gold Won't buy back the beat of a heart grown cold Silvio, I gotta go Find out something only dead men know Honest as the next jade rolling that stone When I come knocking don't throw me no bone I'm an old boll weevil looking for a home If you don't like it you can leave me alone I can snap my fingers and require the rain From a clear blue sky and turn it off again I can stroke your body and relieve your pain And charm the whistle off an evening train Silvio, silver and gold Won't buy back the beat of a heart grown cold Silvio, I gotta go Find out something only dead men know I give what I got until I got no more I take what I get until I even the score You know I love you and furthermore When it's time to go you got an open door I can tell you fancy, I can tell you plain You give something up for everything you gain Since every pleasure's got an edge of pain Pay for your ticket and don't complain Silvio, silver and gold Won't buy back the beat of a heart grown cold Silvio, I gotta go, go Find out something only dead men know One of these days and it won't be long Going down in the valley and sing my song I will sing it loud and sing it strong Let the echo decide if I was right or wrong Silvio, silver and gold Won't buy back the beat of a heart grown cold Silvio, I gotta go Find out something only dead men know Silvio, silver and gold Won't buy back the beat of a heart grown cold Silvio, I gotta go Find out something only dead men know Silvio, silver and gold Won't buy back the beat of a heart grown cold Silvio, I gotta go Find out something only dead men know Come on Come on