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  • Recording: “Like a Rolling Stone” is credited to Bob Dylan.
  • Released: Feb 24, 2003 on “The Very Best of MTV Unplugged 2”.
  • Length: The recording runs 8:29.
  • Genre: Filed under Rock.
  • Lyrics: This page has 74 lyric lines and 78 timed cues.
  • Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
  • Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
  • Written by: Bob Dylan.

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The stored release association is “The Very Best of MTV Unplugged 2”, dated 2003-02-24, with a duration of 8:29.

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0:11Once upon a time you dressed so fine

0:13Threw the bums a dime in your prime

0:16Didn't you?

0:20People call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"

0:24You thought they were all

0:26Kidding' you?

0:31You used to laugh about

0:36Everybody that was hangin' out

0:40Now you don't talk so loud

0:44Now you don't seem so proud

0:49About having to be scrounging

0:52Your next meal

0:58How does it feel?

1:02How does it feel?

1:06To be without a home?

1:10Like a complete unknown?

1:16Like a rolling stone?

1:21

1:26Ah, you've gone to the finest school

1:28All right, Miss Lonely

1:29But you know you only used to get

1:30Juiced in it

1:35Nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street

1:38And now you're gonna have to get

1:40Used to it

1:45You say you never compromise

1:48With the mystery tramp but now you realise

1:54He's not selling any alibis

1:58As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes

2:03And say

2:04"Do you want to make a deal?"

2:12How does it feel?

2:16How does it feel?

2:21To be on your own?

2:25With no direction home?

2:30A complete unknown?

2:35Like a rolling stone?

2:39

2:44Ah, you never turned around to see the frowns

2:46On the jugglers and the clowns when they all did

2:49Tricks for you

2:53Never understood that it ain't no good

2:55You shouldn't let other people

2:57Get your kicks for you

3:01You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat

3:07Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat

3:12Ain't it hard when you discover that?

3:17He really wasn't where it's at

3:23After he took from you everything he could steal?

3:30How does it feel?

3:34How does it feel?

3:39To have on your own?

3:44With no direction home?

3:49Like a complete unknown?

3:53Like a rolling stone?

3:58

4:02Ah, princess on the steeple and all the

4:05Pretty people they're all drinkin', thinkin' that they

4:09Got it made

4:12Exchanging all precious gifts

4:16But you'd better take your diamond ring

4:18You'd better pawn it, babe

4:21You used to be so amused

4:27At Napoleon in rags

4:29And the language that he used

4:32Go to him now, he calls you

4:34You can't refuse

4:36When you ain't got nothin'

4:38You got nothin' to lose

4:41You're invisible now, you got no secrets

4:44To conceal

4:49How does it feel?

4:53Ah, how does it feel?

4:58To be on your own?

5:02With no direction home?

5:07Like a complete unknown?

5:12Like a rolling stone?

5:14

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Like a Rolling Stone song profile

The stored record for “Like a Rolling Stone” credits Bob Dylan and connects the lyric timeline with release and chart metadata. Continue with more Bob Dylan lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Rock song lyrics.

  • Feb 24, 2003Released
  • 8:29Length
  • 74Lyric lines
  • 78Timed cues
  • 304sTimed span
  • Lyric record matched as “Like a Rolling Stone” by Bob Dylan
  • 78 ordered lyric timestamps verified
  • Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
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Release record

The matched recording is associated with “The Very Best of MTV Unplugged 2.” Available release data dates this recording to 2003-02-24. The identified recording runs 8:29. Stored songwriter information names Bob Dylan.

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Lyric structure

The cached lyric contains 74 non-empty lines across 17 text sections. This edition carries 78 timed lyric cues spanning about 304 seconds. There are 5 repeated line patterns, which helps the player identify recurring passages without guessing at meaning. During playback, the saved offset corrects the difference between video time and the lyric timeline.

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The stored lyric record identifies this as “Like a Rolling Stone” credited to Bob Dylan. Follow-along mode uses 78 timestamped cues in chronological order. Playback appears only because both a validated embed and timed lyric are present.

Album / release
The Very Best of MTV Unplugged 2
Released
2003-02-24
Length
8:29
Written by
Bob Dylan
Recording source
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