From his 1999 studio album, "Time Out of Mind". I claim no rights to any of the images or music in this video. All rights remain with their respective owners.
Lyrics:
[Musical intro]
A worried man with a worried mind
No one in front of me and nothin' behind
There’s a woman on my lap and she’s drinkin' champagne
Got white skin, got assassin's eyes
I’m lookin' up into the sapphire-tinted skies
I’m well dressed, waitin' on the last train
Standin' on the gallows with my head in a noose
Any minute now I’m expectin' all hell to break loose
[Chorus:]
People are crazy and times are strange
I’m locked in tight, I’m out of range
I used to care, but things have changed
[Bridge]
This place ain’t doin' me any good
I’m in the wrong town, I should'a been in Hollywood
Just for a second there, I thought I saw somethin' move
Gonna take dancin' lessons, do the jitterbug rag
Ain’t no shortcuts, gonna dress in drag
Only a fool in here would think he’s got anything to prove
Lot of water under the bridge, lot of other stuff too
Don’t get up gentlemen, I’m only passin' through
[Chorus:]
People are crazy and times are strange
I’m locked in tight, I’m out of range
I used to care, but, things have changed
[Instrumental verse]
I’ve been walkin' forty miles of bad road
If the Bible is right, the world will explode
I’ve been tryin' to get as far away from myself as I can
Some things are too hot to touch
The human mind can only stand so much
You can’t win with a losing hand
Feel like fallin' in love with the first woman I meet
Puttin' her in a wheelbarrow and wheelin' her down the street
[Chorus:]
People are crazy and times are strange
I’m locked in tight, I’m out of range
I used to care, but things have changed
[Instrumental verse]
I hurt easy, I just don’t show it
You can hurt someone and not even know it
The next sixty seconds could be like an eternity
Gonna get low down, gonna fly high
All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie
I’m in love with a woman who don’t even appeal to me
Mr. Jinx and Miss Lucy, they jumped in the lake
I’m not that eager to make a mistake
[Chorus:]
People are crazy and times are strange
I’m locked in tight, I’m out of range
I used to care, but things have changed
[Musical outro]
Songwriter: Bob Dylan (written in 1999)
Music Producers: Bob Dylan and Jack Frost
Video Producer: Eleanor Plant
This is folk-rock in G minor, delivered in double-four time and 120 bpm. The song is a mirror to our society, especially when you look at the direction we've taken it in the last 25 years.
Special thanks to Cranked Up Films for use of their TH-cam video, "Draw". You can find their original video at th-cam.com/video/ZsmbW2lfUy8/w-d-xo.html