Tangled Up in Blue Lyrics

Song	Tangled Up in Blue
Artist	The Whitlams
Album	Eternal Nightcap
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	Early one mornin' the sun was shinin'
	I was layin' in bed
	Wonderin' if she had changed at all
	If her hair was still red
	And her folks had said our lives together
	It sure was gonna be rough
	They never did like Mama's homemade dress
	Papa's bankbook wasn't big enough
	And she was standin' on the side of the road
	As rain's fallin' on my shoes
	I'm heading out for the old East Coast
	Lord, knows I've paid some dues gettin' through
	Tangled up in blue
	She was married when we first met
	Soon to be divorced
	I helped her out of a jam, I guess
	But I used a little too much force
	So we drove that car as far as we could
	Abandoned it out West
	Split up on a dark sad night
	Both agreeing it was best
	Then she turned around and looked at me
	As I was walkin' away
	I heard her say over my shoulder
	"We're gonna meet again someday on a avenueâ€
	We got tangled up in blue
	So 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
	Where I was looking out to be employed
	Workin' for a while on a fishin' boat
	Right outside of Delacroix
	But all the while I was alone
	The past was close behind me
	I seen a lot of women
	But she never escaped my mind and I just grew
	Tangled up in blue
	She was workin' in a topless place
	And I stopped in for a beer
	I just kept lookin' at the side of her face
	In the spotlight so clear
	Then later on as the crowd thinned out
	I was just about to do the same
	She was standing there at the back of the chair
	Singin', "Tell me, don't I know your name?"
	I muttered somethin' underneath the breath
	She studied the lines on my face
	I must admit I felt a little uneasy
	When she bent to tie the lace of my shoe
	We got tangled up in blue
	So 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
	Handed it to me
	Written by an Italian poet
	In the thirteenth century
	And every one of those words rang true
	Glowed like burnin' coal
	Pourin' off of every page
	Like it's written in my soul from me to you
	Tangled up in blue
	I lived with them 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
	Something inside of him died
	She had to sell everything they owned
	And froze up inside
	And when finally as the bottom fell out
	I became withdrawn,
	The only thing I knew how to do
	Was to keep on keepin' on like a bird that flew
	We got tangled up in blue
	Now I'm goin' back again
	Got to get to her somehow
	All the people that we used to know
	They're illusion to me now
	Some are mathematicians
	Some are carpenter's wives
	We don't know how this got started
	Don't know what we do with our lives
	Me, I'm still on the road
	Headin' for another joint
	We didn't always see the same
	And we start it from a different point of view
	Tangled up in blue

	Early one mornin' the sun was shinin'
	I was layin' in bed
	Wonderin' if she had changed at all
	If her hair was still red
	And her folks had said our lives together
	It sure was gonna be rough
	They never did like Mama' s homemade dress
	Papa' s bankbook wasn' t big enough
	And she was standin' on the side of the road
	As rain' s fallin' on my shoes
	I' m heading out for the old East Coast
	Lord, knows I' ve paid some dues gettin' through
	Tangled up in blue
	She was married when we first met
	Soon to be divorced
	I helped her out of a jam, I guess
	But I used a little too much force
	So we drove that car as far as we could
	Abandoned it out West
	Split up on a dark sad night
	Both agreeing it was best
	Then she turned around and looked at me
	As I was walkin' away
	I heard her say over my shoulder
	" We' re gonna meet again someday on a avenue
	We got tangled up in blue
	So 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
	Where I was looking out to be employed
	Workin' for a while on a fishin' boat
	Right outside of Delacroix
	But all the while I was alone
	The past was close behind me
	I seen a lot of women
	But she never escaped my mind and I just grew
	Tangled up in blue
	She was workin' in a topless place
	And I stopped in for a beer
	I just kept lookin' at the side of her face
	In the spotlight so clear
	Then later on as the crowd thinned out
	I was just about to do the same
	She was standing there at the back of the chair
	Singin', " Tell me, don' t I know your name?"
	I muttered somethin' underneath the breath
	She studied the lines on my face
	I must admit I felt a little uneasy
	When she bent to tie the lace of my shoe
	We got tangled up in blue
	So 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
	Handed it to me
	Written by an Italian poet
	In the thirteenth century
	And every one of those words rang true
	Glowed like burnin' coal
	Pourin' off of every page
	Like it' s written in my soul from me to you
	Tangled up in blue
	I lived with them 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
	Something inside of him died
	She had to sell everything they owned
	And froze up inside
	And when finally as the bottom fell out
	I became withdrawn,
	The only thing I knew how to do
	Was to keep on keepin' on like a bird that flew
	We got tangled up in blue
	Now I' m goin' back again
	Got to get to her somehow
	All the people that we used to know
	They' re illusion to me now
	Some are mathematicians
	Some are carpenter' s wives
	We don' t know how this got started
	Don' t know what we do with our lives
	Me, I' m still on the road
	Headin' for another joint
	We didn' t always see the same
	And we start it from a different point of view
	Tangled up in blue

	Early one mornin' the sun was shinin'
	I was layin' in bed
	Wonderin' if she had changed at all
	If her hair was still red
	And her folks had said our lives together
	It sure was gonna be rough
	They never did like Mama' s homemade dress
	Papa' s bankbook wasn' t big enough
	And she was standin' on the side of the road
	As rain' s fallin' on my shoes
	I' m heading out for the old East Coast
	Lord, knows I' ve paid some dues gettin' through
	Tangled up in blue
	She was married when we first met
	Soon to be divorced
	I helped her out of a jam, I guess
	But I used a little too much force
	So we drove that car as far as we could
	Abandoned it out West
	Split up on a dark sad night
	Both agreeing it was best
	Then she turned around and looked at me
	As I was walkin' away
	I heard her say over my shoulder
	" We' re gonna meet again someday on a avenue
	We got tangled up in blue
	So 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
	Where I was looking out to be employed
	Workin' for a while on a fishin' boat
	Right outside of Delacroix
	But all the while I was alone
	The past was close behind me
	I seen a lot of women
	But she never escaped my mind and I just grew
	Tangled up in blue
	She was workin' in a topless place
	And I stopped in for a beer
	I just kept lookin' at the side of her face
	In the spotlight so clear
	Then later on as the crowd thinned out
	I was just about to do the same
	She was standing there at the back of the chair
	Singin', " Tell me, don' t I know your name?"
	I muttered somethin' underneath the breath
	She studied the lines on my face
	I must admit I felt a little uneasy
	When she bent to tie the lace of my shoe
	We got tangled up in blue
	So 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
	Handed it to me
	Written by an Italian poet
	In the thirteenth century
	And every one of those words rang true
	Glowed like burnin' coal
	Pourin' off of every page
	Like it' s written in my soul from me to you
	Tangled up in blue
	I lived with them 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
	Something inside of him died
	She had to sell everything they owned
	And froze up inside
	And when finally as the bottom fell out
	I became withdrawn,
	The only thing I knew how to do
	Was to keep on keepin' on like a bird that flew
	We got tangled up in blue
	Now I' m goin' back again
	Got to get to her somehow
	All the people that we used to know
	They' re illusion to me now
	Some are mathematicians
	Some are carpenter' s wives
	We don' t know how this got started
	Don' t know what we do with our lives
	Me, I' m still on the road
	Headin' for another joint
	We didn' t always see the same
	And we start it from a different point of view
	Tangled up in blue

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