Once upon a time you dressed so fine
you threw the bums a dime in your prime, didnand't you?
peopleand'd call, say, andquot;beware doll, youand're bound to fallandquot;
you thought they were all kiddinand' you
you used to laugh about
everybody that was hanginand' out
now you donand't talk so loud
now you donand'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?
Youand'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 youand're gonna have to get used to it
you said youand'd never compromise
with the mystery tramp, but now you realize
heand'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 ainand't no good
you shouldnand'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
ainand't it hard when you discover that
he really wasnand't where itand'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
theyand're drinkinand', thinkinand' that they got it made
exchanging all kinds of precious gifts and things
but youand'd better lift your diamond ring, youand'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 canand't refuse
when you got nothing, you got nothing to lose
youand'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?
