Once upon a time you dressed so fine
Threw the bums a dime in your prime
Oh, didn't you?
Peopled called
Said "Beware, doll, you're bound to fall"
You thought they all were kidding you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hanging out
Look at you
But now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't, baby, seem so proud
If I happen to be scrounging your next meal
How does it feel? Oh, how does it feel, baby?
To be on your own with no direction home
Look at you, a complete unknown
Yeah, like a rolling stone
Goin' to the finest school, alright
Miss Lonely, but you know only used to get juiced in it
Nobody here ever taught you how to live on the streets
And now you just gonna have to get used to it
You say you never, you never compromised
With the mystery tramp, but now you, you got to realize
He's not selling any alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And he says, hey baby, would you like to make a deal?
How does it feel, baby? How does it feel?
To be on your own, with no direction home
A complete unknown
Look at you, like a rolling stone
Princess of the steeple and all the pretty people
They all laugh and drink and think that they
Got it made
Exchanging all precious gifts and things
But, but, you better take your diamond ring
I think you better, you better pawn it, babe
You used to be so amused
At Napoleon in rags and a sweet talk daddy, you
Go to him, he calls you, you can't refuse
When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose
This one now, you got no secrets to conceal
How does it feel? Oh, how does it feel, baby?
To be on your own, no direction home
A complete unknown
Look at you, like a rolling stone