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discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,479 posts)
Tue Feb 11, 2014, 06:27 PM Feb 2014

There ain’t too much I can say about this song except...

(Robert Allen Zimmerman) ...that the answer is blowing in the wind. It ain’t in no book or movie or TV show or discussion group. Man, it’s in the wind – and it’s blowing in the wind. Too many of these hip people are telling me where the answer is but oh I won’t believe that. I still say it’s in the wind and just like a restless piece of paper it’s got to come down some ...But the only trouble is that no one picks up the answer when it comes down so not too many people get to see and know . . . and then it flies away. I still say that some of the biggest criminals are those that turn their heads away when they see wrong and know it’s wrong. I’m only 21 years old and I know that there’s been too many . . . You people over 21, you’re older and smarter.



How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, ’n’ how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, ’n’ how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they’re forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it’s washed to the sea?
Yes, ’n’ how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?
Yes, ’n’ how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn’t see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, ’n’ how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, ’n’ how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
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There ain’t too much I can say about this song except... (Original Post) discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2014 OP
Can't help much with answers, child. malthaussen Feb 2014 #1
Answers will come and go discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2014 #4
In The Wind... Aristus Feb 2014 #2
Yeah discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2014 #5
Love ... Blowing In The wind! In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #3
But such a great responsibility... malthaussen Feb 2014 #6
Indeed! In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #8
Me too discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2014 #7
Great thread! In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #9
Thanks discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2014 #10
Of one thing I am tolerably certain... malthaussen Feb 2014 #11
Sound advice discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2014 #12
Glad to see another Dylan fan of any age. IrishAyes Feb 2014 #13
Dylan is amazing discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2014 #14
This is a Fantastic way to view life Quayblue Feb 2014 #16
Long ago, a lone guitarist in the Harvard Square subway station DamnYankeeInHouston Feb 2014 #15
That must have been wonderful discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2014 #17
Thank you. I have cousins in Dalarna. That was a treat. DamnYankeeInHouston Feb 2014 #18
Have a great day... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2014 #19

malthaussen

(17,187 posts)
11. Of one thing I am tolerably certain...
Tue Feb 11, 2014, 07:16 PM
Feb 2014

... at 21, you have a lot of great music to discover.

In the meantime, wear sunscreen.



-- Mal

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
13. Glad to see another Dylan fan of any age.
Tue Feb 11, 2014, 09:41 PM
Feb 2014

I'm almost 68, and I do NOT want to outlive him. Even unmet, he's been a major part of my life. I'll never forget the sight of him on the Mall with MLK. Just love him to pieces, and his music... oh, the music!

DamnYankeeInHouston

(1,365 posts)
15. Long ago, a lone guitarist in the Harvard Square subway station
Wed Feb 12, 2014, 11:07 PM
Feb 2014

started singing this song during a crowded rush hour. The entire station joined in. It was magical. Then the train came and it was over. Happy memory.

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