Robyn Hitchcock - Tangled Up in Blue lyrics

Early one morning the sun was shining I was laying in bed Wondering if she'd changed at all If her hair was still red Her folks said our lives together Sure was gonna be rough Never did like Papa's homemade dress Mama's bankbook wasn't big enough I was standing on the side of the road Rain falling on my shoes Heading out for the east coast Lord knows I paid some dues getting through Tangled up in blue She was married when we first met Soon to be divorced I helped her out of herself I guess But I used a little too much force 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 I turned around to look at her She was a-walking away I heard her say over my shoulder "We'll meet again someday On the Avenue Tangled up in blue." I was working 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 axe just fell So I drifted down to New Orleans Looking for to be employed Workin' for awhile on a fishing boat Right outside of Delacroix But all the while I was alone The past was close behind I saw a lot of women But she never escaped my mind And I just grew Tangled up in blue She was working in a topless place And I stopped in for a top I said I was missing half of my face She said "You've come to the wrong shop." Later on when the crowd thinned out I was just about to do the same She was standing there in the back of my chair She said "Don't I know your name?" I murmured something underneath my breath She studied the lines on my face I must admit I felt a little uneasy When she bent down to tie the lace Of my shoe Tangled up in blue She lit a burner on the stove And offered me a pipe I thought she'd never say hello She said, "You look like the silent type." Then she opened up a book of poems And handed it to me Written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century And every one of them words rang true And flowed like burning coal Pouring off of every page like it was written in my soul From me to you Tangled up in blue I lived with them on Montague Street A basement down the stairs There was music in the cafes at night Revolution in the air Then he started into dealing with slaves And something inside of him died I had to sell him everything I owned And froze up inside Later on on the bottom fell out I became withdrawn The only thing I knew how to do Was how to keep on keepin' on Like a bird that flew In blue So now I'm goin' back again I got to get to her somehow All of these people I used to know They're an illusion now Some are mathematicians Some are carpenters' wives I don't know how they got started I don't know what they're doing with their lives But me, I'm still on the road Headin' for another joint We always did feel the same We just saw it from a different point Of view Tangled up in blue Go Bill, yeah!