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Positively 4th Street Lyrics

Artist: Bob Dylan

you've gotta lotta nerve to say you are my friend
when i was down you just stood there grinnin'
you've gotta lotta nerve to say you have a helping hand to lend
you just want to be on the side that's winnin'
you see me on the street, you always act surprised
ya say "how are you?", "good luck", but ya dont mean it
when you know as well as me you'd rather see me paralized
why dont you just come out once and scream it
i know the reason you talked behind my back
i used to be among the crowd you're in with
but do you take me for such a fool, to think i'd make contact
with the one who tries to hide what he dont know to begin with?
you say i've let you down - ya know its not like that
if you're so hurt, why then doncha show it?
you say you've lost your faith, but thats not where its at
ya have no faith to lose - an' ya know it
no, i doe not feel that good when i see the heartbreaks you embrace
if i was a master thief perhaps i'd rob them
and tho i know you're dissatisfied with your position and your place
dont you understand, its not my problem?
i wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes
and just for that one moment i could be you
yes, i wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes
you'd know what a drag it is to see you

Comments/Interpretations

by withheld on 7/30/2008 9:04am
this goes to all my former friends and girl friends.

by Jim Walker on 8/23/2008 2:00pm
Absolutely a great put down song--you can use it when you break up with someone, who dusts you off, like an old worn cover, and tosses you away...alot of great lines in this Dylan classic

by Robert J Beltrame on 11/28/2008 10:43am
The lyrics to Positively 4th Street are in the wrong order