Lyric discussion by suckmykiss 

Sixteen years .... isn't that how long he was married, before he was divorced in 1978, which is the year Street Legal and this song came out?

16 years since his firts album to this one . 16 years in "the market place " 16 years CRUSADING (banners ) nietsche....thus spoke zarathustra ...zarathustra enters the market place after years of isolation and proclaims that "we have killed god "

@suckmykiss Bob Dylan and Sara were married from November 22, 1965 - June 29, 1977 so about 11 and a half years. Others have speculated on this point and it might be talking about his marriage and subsequent breakup with Sara. It certainly fits in well with the time when they broke up.

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