Once upon a time you dressed so fine Threw the bums a dime in your prime, didnÂŽt you? People call, say, "Beware doll, youÂŽre bound to fall," You thought they were all aÂŽkiddinÂŽ you
You used to laugh about Everybody that was hanginÂŽ out Now you donÂŽt talk so loud Now you donÂŽt seem so proud About having to be scrounging your next meal
How does it feel? How does it feel? To be without a home? Like a complete unknown? Like a rolling stone?
Aw, youÂŽve gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely But yaÂŽ know yaÂŽ only used to get juiced in it NobodyÂŽs ever taught yaÂŽ how to live out on the street And now youâre gonna have to get used to it
You say you never compromise With the mystery tramp but now you realize (1) HeÂŽs not selling any alibis As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes And say, âDo you want to make a deal?"
How does it feel? How does it feel? To be on your own With no direction home A complete unknown Like a rolling stone?
Aw, you never turned around to see the frowns On the jugglers and the clowns when they all did tricks for you Never understood that it ainÂŽt no good You shouldnÂŽt let other people get your kicks for you
You used to ride on a chrome horse with your diplomat Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat AinÂŽt it hard when you discover that He really wasnÂŽt where itÂŽs at After he took from you everything he could steal?
How does it feel? How does it feel? To hang on your own With no direction home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone?
Aw, princess on the steeple and all the pretty people TheyÂŽre all drinkinÂŽ, thinkinÂŽ that they got it made
ExchanginÂŽ all precious gifts But youÂŽd better take your diamond ring, yaÂŽ better pawn it, babe You used to be so amused At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used (2) Go to him now, he calls yaÂŽ, yaÂŽ canÂŽt refuse When yaÂŽ ainÂŽt got nothinÂŽ, you got nothinÂŽ to lose YouÂŽre invisible now, yaÂŽ got no secrets to conceal
How does it feel? Aw, how does it feel? To be on your own With no direction home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone?
Tu pensais quâils se moquaient tous de toi. Tu te fichais pas mal, De tous ceux qui vivaient dans la rue. Maintenant tu la ramĂšnes moins, Maintenant tâes pas trĂšs fiĂšre Dâavoir Ă mendier ton prochain repas
Quâest ce que ça fait ? Quâest ce que ça fait ? DâĂȘtre Ă la rue Comme une parfaite inconnue Juste comme une pierre qui roule ?