[Verse 1]
Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People 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 your next meal
[Chorus]
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?
[Verse 2]
Aw, you've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely
But you know you only used to get juiced in it
Nobody's ever taught you how to livе out on the street
And now you’re, now you're gonna havе to get used to it
You say you'd never compromise
With the mystery tramp and now you realize
That he's not selling any alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And you say to him, “Do you want to make a deal?"
[Chorus]
And 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?
[Verse 3]
Aw, you never turned around to see the frowns
On the jugglers and the clowns when they all come down
To do did tricks for you
You never understood that ain't no good
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
You used to ride on a chrome horse with your diplomat
Who carried it and shoulder a Siamese cat
And now you discover that
Nah, he really wasn't where it's at
After he's taken everything from you he could steal?
[Chorus]
And 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?
[Verse 4]
Aw, princess on the steeple and all the pretty people
They're drinkin' thinkin' that they got it made
Exchanging all their precious gifts and things
You better take your diamond ring, you better pawn it, babe
You used to be so amused
At Napoleon in his rags and the language that he used
Go to him now, he calls you, ya can't refuse
When you got nothin', you got nothin' to lose
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal
[Chorus]
And how does it feel?
How does it feel?
When you're on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
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