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Tangled Up In Blue (Live) by Bob Dylan

Early one morning, the sun was shinin'
She was layin' in bed
Wondering if she'd changed it all
If her hair was still red
Her folks they said their lives together
Sure was gonna be rough
They never did like mama's homemade dress
Papa's bankbook wasn't big enough
And he was standing on the side of the road
Rain (1)______________ on my shoes
Heading out for the east coast
Lord knows he's paid some dues
Getting through
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She was married when they (2)__________ met
Soon to be divorced
He helped her out of a jam, I guess
But he used a little too much force
And they drove that car as far as they could
Abandoned it out west
Split up on a dark, sad night
Both agreeing it was best
And she (3)____________ around to look at him
As he was walking away
Saying over his shoulder
"We'll meet again someday on the avenue"
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He had a job in Santa Fe
Working in an old hotel
But he never did like it all that much
And one day it just went to hell
So he drifted (4)________ to New Orleans
Lucky not to be destroyed
Well he got him a job on a fishing boat
Right outside of Delacroix
But all the while he was alone
The past was close behind
He seen a lot of women
But she never escaped his mind
And he just grew
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She was working in a topless place
And I stopped in for a beer
I just kept looking at the sight of her face
In the spotlight so clear
And later on when the crowd thinned out
I was just about to do the same
She was standing there right beside my chair
Said, "Don't tell me, let me guess your name?"
I muttered 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 laces of my shoe
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I (5)__________ 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 (6)______________ with slaves
And (7)__________________ inside of him died
She had to sell everything she owned
And froze up inside
And when it all came crashing down
I became withdrawn
The only thing I knew how to do
Was to keep on keeping on like a bird that flew
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So now I'm going back again
I got to get her somehow
All the faces we used to know
They're an illusion to me now
Some are mathematicians
Some are carpenter's wives
Don't know how it all got started
I don't what (8)________ do with their lives
But me, I'm still on the road
Heading for another joint
We always did (9)________ the same
We just saw it (10)________ a different point of view
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Answers:
(1) falling(2) first(3) turned(4) down(5) lived(6) dealing(7) something(8) they(9) feel(10) from