| Bob Dylan – Absolutely Sweet Marie Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Nobody seems to have noticed that the first line in the transcription above is wrong. Dylan audibly sings (which he doesn't always ;)): "Well, your railroad GAUGE, you know I just can't jump it." This makes sense as a railroad gauge is the measure of the distance between the rails - standard gauge is 4ft 8 1/2 inches; narrow guage is often used on mountain railways and there are also broader gauges - the GWR used 7ft in the 19th century.... whereas 'railroad gate' doesn't refer to anything. What I take it to mean is that he can't overcome the distance that she has created between them. There is also the later reference to her 'yellow railroad'. I will amend it to this effect. |
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