INDIGO GIRLS - Tangled Up In Blue lyrics

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Early one morning the sun was shining<br>I was laying in bed<br>Wondering if she'd changed at all<br>If her hair was still red<br>Her folks they said our lives together<br>Sure was gonna be rough<br>They never did like mama's homemade dress<br>Papa's bank book wasn't big enough<br>Me I'm standing on the side of the road<br>Rain falling on my shoes<br>I'm heading out to the east coast<br>Lord knows I've paid some dues<br>Getting through<br>Tangled up in blue<br><br>She was married when we first met<br>Soon to be divorced<br>I helped her out of a jam I guess<br>But I used a little too much force<br>And we drove that car as far as we could<br>Abandoned it out west<br>We split up on a sad dark night<br>Both agreeing it was best<br>She turned around and looked at me<br>As I was walking away<br>Then I heard her say over my shoulder<br>We'll meet again someday<br>On the avenue<br>Tangled up in blue<br><br>I was living in the great north woods<br>Working as a cook for a spell<br>I never did like it all that much<br>And one day the axe just fell<br>So I drifted down to new orleans<br>Where I happened to be employed<br>Yeah I was working for a while on a fishing boat<br>Right outside of de la croix<br>And all the while I was alone<br>The past was close behind<br>I'd seen a lot of women<br>But she never escaped my mind<br>And I just grew<br>Tangled up in blue<br><br>She was working at a topless bar<br>And I stopped in for a beer<br>I just kept looking at the side of her face<br>In the spotlight so clear<br>Now later on as the crowd thinned out<br>And I was just about to do the same<br>Yeah but she was standing there at the back of my chair<br>She said don't I know your name<br>Well I muttered something underneath my breath<br>She studied the lines on my face<br>I must admit I felt a little uneasy<br>When she bent down to tie the laces<br>Of my shoes<br>We were tangled up in blue<br>I know I know I know<br><br>She lit a burner on the stove<br>And offered me a pipe<br>I thought you'd never say hello she said<br>You look like the silent type<br>And then she opened up a book of poems<br>And handed it to me<br>Written by an italian poet<br>From the 13th century<br>Every one of his words rang true<br>And glowed like burning coal<br>Pouring off every page<br>Like it was written in my soul<br>From me to you<br>Tangled up in blue<br>Yeah yeah<br><br>I lived with them on montague street<br>In a basement down the stairs yeah<br>There was music in the cafes at night<br>And revolution in the air<br>That's when he started into dealing with slaves yeah<br>Something inside of her died just died<br>And she had to sell everything she owned<br>And she froze up inside<br>Finally the bottom fell out<br>I became withdrawn<br>The only thing I knew how to do<br>Was to keep on keepin' on<br>Like a bird that flew<br>Tangled up in blue<br>Oh yeah<br><br>Now I'm headed back again<br>I gotta get to her somehow<br>And all the people we used to know<br>They're an illusion to me now<br>Some are mathematicians<br>Some are carpenter's wives<br>I don't know how they all got started<br>I don't know what they're doing with their lives<br>But me I'm still on the road<br>Headed for another joint<br>We always did feel the same<br>We just saw it from a different point<br>Of view<br>Tangled up in blue<br>I know I know I know<br>Yeah yeah oh yeah