BOB DYLAN - Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking (January 16, 1980) PARAMOUNT THEATRE PORTLAND, OREGON JANUARY 16, 1980 Bob Dylan (guitar, harmonica & vocal), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham (keyboards), Tim Drummond (bass), Terry Young (keyboards), Jim Keltner (drums), Carolyn Dennis, Regina Peeples, Regina Havis , Mona Lisa Young (background vocals) GONNA CHANGE MY WAY OF THINKING by Bob Dylan Gonna change my way of thinking Make myself a different set of rules Gonna change my way of thinking Make myself a different set of rules Gonna put my good foot forward And stop being influenced by fools So much oppression Can’t keep track of it no more So much oppression Can’t keep track of it no more Sons becoming husbands to their mothers And old men turning young daughters into whores Stripes on your shoulders Stripes on your back and on your hands Stripes on your shoulders Stripes on your back and on your hands Swords piercing your side Blood and water flowing through the land Well don’t know which one is worse Doing your own thing or just being cool Well don’t know which one is worse Doing your own thing or just being cool You remember only about the brass ring You forget all about the golden rule You can mislead a man You can take ahold of his heart with your eyes You can mislead a man You can take ahold of his heart with your eyes But there’s only one authority And that’s the authority on high I got a God-fearing woman One I can easily afford I got a God-fearing woman One I can easily afford She can do the Georgia crawl She can walk in the spirit of the Lord Jesus said, “Be ready For you know not the hour in which I come” Jesus said, “Be ready For you know not the hour in which I come” He said, “He who is not for Me is against Me” Just so you know where He’s coming from There’s a kingdom called Heaven A place where there is no pain of birth There’s a kingdom called Heaven A place where there is no pain of birth Well the Lord created it, mister About the same time He made the earth ALTERNATE VERSION Change my way of thinking, make myself a different set of rules Change my way of thinking, make myself a different set of rules Put my best foot forward, stop being influenced by fools I’m sittin’ at the welcome table, I’m so hungry I could eat a horse I’m sittin’ at the welcome table, I’m so hungry I could eat a horse I’m gonna revitalize my thinking, I’m gonna let the law take its course Jesus is calling, He’s coming back to gather up his jewels Jesus is calling, He’s coming back to gather up his jewels We living by the golden rule, whoever got the gold rules The sun is shining, ain’t but one train on this track The sun is shining, ain’t but one train on this track I’m stepping out of the dark woods, I’m jumping on the monkey’s back I’m all dressed up, I’m going to the county dance I’m all dressed up, I’m going to the county dance Every day you got to pray for guidance Every day you got to give yourself a chance Storms are on the ocean, storms out on the mountain, too Storms are on the ocean, storms out on the mountain, too Oh Lord, you know I have no friend like you I’ll tell you something, things you never had you’ll never miss I’ll tell you something, things you never had you’ll never miss A brave man will kill you with a sword, a coward with a kiss Copyright © 1979 Special Rider Music
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