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  • Recording: “Pressing On” is credited to Bob Dylan.
  • Length: The recording runs 5:14.
  • Genre: Filed under Rock.
  • Lyrics: This page has 52 lyric lines and 60 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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Who performs “Pressing On”?

The recording on this page is credited to Bob Dylan.

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Yes. This page has 60 timed cues connected to its selected video, so the active lyric line can follow playback.

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The stored release association is “1980-01-26: Orpheum Theater, Omaha, NE, USA”, with a duration of 5:14.

Pressing On lyrics by Bob Dylan

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0:10Well, I'm pressing on

0:17Yes, I'm pressing on

0:25Well, I'm pressing on

0:28To the higher calling of my Lord

0:34

0:39Said, I'm pressing on

0:47(Pressing on)

0:53Well, I'm pressing on

0:57To the higher calling of my Lord

1:03

1:09Pressing on

1:16Pressing on

1:22I know I'm pressing on

1:26To the higher calling of my Lord

1:32

1:38Many try to stop me, shake me up in my mind

1:44Say, "Prove to me that he is Lord, show me a sign" (a sign)

1:51What kind of sign they need when it all come from within

1:57When what's lost has been found, what's to come has already been?

2:03I just keep pressing on

2:07(On and on and on and on)

2:11Pressing on

2:17Well, I'm pressing on

2:20To the higher calling of my Lord

2:25

2:31Pressing on

2:35(On and on and on and on)

2:38Pressing on

2:42Well, I keep turning 'round

2:45Pressing on

2:47To the higher calling of my Lord

2:54Oh Lord, yeah

2:58Shake the dust off of your feet, don't look back (don't look back)

3:05Nothing can hold you down, nothing that you lack (nothin' that you lack)

3:12Temptation's not an easy thing, Adam given the Devil reign

3:18'Cause he sinned I got no choice, it run in my vein

3:24But I'm pressing on

3:28(On and on and on and on)

3:31Pressing on, oh yes, I am

3:38Pressing on

3:40To the higher calling of my Lord

3:46

3:51Well, I'm pressing on

3:55(On and on and on and on)

3:58Yes, I'm pressing on

4:04Pressing on

4:07To the higher calling of my Lord

4:12

4:18Pressing on

4:21(On and on and on and on)

4:25Pressing on

4:31Pressing on

4:34To the higher calling of my Lord

4:38

4:44(Pressing on)

4:47(On and on and on and on)

4:51(Pressing on)

4:57(Pressing on)

5:00(To the higher calling of my Lord)

5:07

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Pressing On song profile

The stored record for “Pressing On” 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.

  • 5:14Length
  • 52Lyric lines
  • 60Timed cues
  • 297sTimed span
  • Lyric record matched as “Pressing On” by Bob Dylan
  • 60 ordered lyric timestamps verified
  • Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
Full recording & lyric breakdown
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Release record

AskLyrics connects this recording to the release “1980-01-26: Orpheum Theater, Omaha, NE, USA.” The duration attached to the recording is 5:14. The available writing credit lists Bob Dylan.

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Lyric structure

The cached lyric contains 52 non-empty lines across 11 text sections. This edition carries 60 timed lyric cues spanning about 297 seconds. AskLyrics detected 6 recurring line patterns and keeps each return in its recorded order. During playback, the saved offset corrects the difference between video time and the lyric timeline.

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The matched lyric entry names “Pressing On” and credits Bob Dylan. Follow-along mode uses 60 timestamped cues in chronological order. Karaoke mode is enabled after the video and timed lyric both pass their checks.

Album / release
1980-01-26: Orpheum Theater, Omaha, NE, USA
Length
5:14
Written by
Bob Dylan
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