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If today was not a crooked highway
If tonight was not a crooked trail
If tomorrow wasn't such a long time
Then lonesome would mean nothin' to you at all
Yes, and only if my own true love was waitin'
If I could hear her heart a-softly poundin'
Yes, and only if she was lyin' by me
And I'd lie in my bed once again
I can't see my reflection in the water
I can't speak the sounds to show no pain
I can't hear the echo of my footsteps
Or remember the sounds of my own name
Yes and only if my own true love was waitin'
And if i could only hear her heart a-softly poundin'
Yes and only if she was layin' by me
And I'd lie in my bed once again
There's beauty in that silver singin' river
There's beauty in that rainbow in the sky
But none of these and nothin' else can touch the beauty
That I remember in my true loves eyes
Yes and only if my own true love was waitin'
If I could only hear her heart a-softly poundin'
Yes and only if she was layin' by me
And I'd lie in my bed once again
If tonight was not a crooked trail
If tomorrow wasn't such a long time
Then lonesome would mean nothin' to you at all
Yes, and only if my own true love was waitin'
If I could hear her heart a-softly poundin'
Yes, and only if she was lyin' by me
And I'd lie in my bed once again
I can't see my reflection in the water
I can't speak the sounds to show no pain
I can't hear the echo of my footsteps
Or remember the sounds of my own name
Yes and only if my own true love was waitin'
And if i could only hear her heart a-softly poundin'
Yes and only if she was layin' by me
And I'd lie in my bed once again
There's beauty in that silver singin' river
There's beauty in that rainbow in the sky
But none of these and nothin' else can touch the beauty
That I remember in my true loves eyes
Yes and only if my own true love was waitin'
If I could only hear her heart a-softly poundin'
Yes and only if she was layin' by me
And I'd lie in my bed once again
Lyrics submitted by SexieSadie, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Track duration: 03:45
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This is one of my all-time favourites, Dylan's or otherwise, but to me the greatest version is by long time country rocker Chris Hillman, on his 1982 album Morning Sky.
To me the song is profoundly sad.
In my opinion, this is the most beautiful song ever written. I don't think it's only about love lost necesserily (such an interpretation seems to be "the easy way out" in a sense, if you ask me), rather about love as such and its crucial meaning in ife's hardships in general.
"Tomorrow is a Long Time" reminds me of these things. It breaks my heart every time I hear it. (And, the man who turned me on to it broke my heart. How ironic.) It is about the beauty in nature and in people. And LOVE. How love is so rare and beautiful. It happens once in a lifetime if we are lucky. And I was lucky.
Even if it feels like "blood on the tracks", it is love, and as long as I am alive I will feel grateful for the feelings I have experienced.
I will always and forever treasure the man who brought me true love. I will always wish I could be with him. This song makes me remember just how much I wish things could be different. And remind me of the feelings that he gave me when I looked into his eyes.
Life is beautiful. Music is amazing. In my opinion, you can't have life without music. And, "Tomorrow is a Long Time" is a true gem. Bob Dylan is a genius.
If your heart is broken, consider yourself lucky. Life is so sad, but it is beautiful. And so is this song.
It's a beautiful song that should have been officially released.