By Bob Dylan
Date: 23 January 1999

Idiot Wind

I ran into the fortune teller,
Who said beware of lightning that might strike
I haven't known peace and quiet
For so long I can't remember what it's like
You hurt the ones that you love best
And cover up the truth with lies
One day you'll be in the ditch
Flies buzzin' around your eyes
Blood on your saddle


   CHORUS:
   Idiot wind, 
   Blowing every time you move your mouth
   Blowing down the backroads headin' south
   Idiot wind, 
   Blowing every time you move your teeth
   You're an idiot babe, 
   It's a wonder that
   You still know how to breathe


It was gravity which pulled us down
And destiny which broke us apart
You tamed the lion in my cage
But it just wasn't enough to change my heart
Now everything's a little upside down
As a matter of fact the wheels have stopped
What's good is bad, what's bad is good
You'll find out when you reach the top,
You're on the bottom


I can't feel you anymore,
I can't even touch the books you've read
Every time I crawl past your door,
I been wishin' I was somebody else instead
Down the highway, down the tracks, 
Down the road to ecstasy
I followed you beneath the stars, 
Hounded by your memory
And all your ragin' glory

   
I've been double crossed now 
For the very last time and now I'm finally free
I kissed goodbye the howling beast
On the borderline which separated you from me
You'll never know the hurt I suffered
Nor the pain I rise above
And I'll never know the same about you,
Your holiness or your kind of love
And it makes me feel so sorry