Once upon a time you dressed so fine You threw the bums a dime
in your prime, didn't you? People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to
fall" You thought they were all kiddin' you You used to laugh
about Everybody that was hangin' out Now you don't talk so loud Now you
don't seem so proud About having to be scrounging for your next
meal.
How does it feel How does it feel To be without a
home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone?
You've gone to
the finest school all right, Miss Lonely But you know you only used to get
juiced in it And nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street And
now you find out you're gonna have to get used to it You said you'd never
compromise With the mystery tramp, but now you realize He's not selling
any alibis As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes And ask him do you
want to make a deal?
How does it feel How does it feel To be on
your own With no direction home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling
stone?
You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the
clowns When they all come down and did tricks for you You never understood
that it ain't no good You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for
you You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat Who carried on
his shoulder a Siamese cat Ain't it hard when you discover that He really
wasn't where it's at After he took from you everything he could
steal.
How does it feel How does it feel To be on your own With
no direction home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling
stone?
Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people They're
drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made Exchanging all kinds of precious
gifts and things But you'd better lift your diamond ring, you'd better pawn
it babe You used to be so amused At Napoleon in rags and the language that
he used Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse When you got
nothing, you got nothing to lose You're invisible now, you got no secrets to
conceal.
How does it feel How does it feel To be on your
own With no direction home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling
stone?
