I think we better talk this over
Maybe when we both get sober
You'll understand I'm only a man
Doin' the best that I can.
This situation can only get rougher.
Why should we needlessly suffer?
Let's call it a day, go our own different ways
Before we decay.
You don't have to be afraid of looking into my face,
We've done nothing to each other time will not erase.
I feel displaced, I got a low-down feeling
You been two-faced, you been double-dealing.
I took a chance, got caught in the trance
Of a downhill dance.
Oh, child, why you wanna hurt me?
I'm exiled, you can't convert me.
I'm lost in the haze of your delicate ways
With both eyes glazed.
You don't have to yearn for love, you don't have to be alone,
Somewheres in this universe there's a place that you can call home.
I guess I'll be leaving tomorrow
If I have to beg, steal or borrow.
It'd be great to cross paths in a day and a half
Look at each other and laugh.
But I don't think it's liable to happen
Like the sound of one hand clappin'.
The vows that we kept are now broken and swept
'Neath the bed where we slept.
Don't think of me and fantasize on what we never had,
Be grateful for what we've shared together and be glad.
Why should we go on watching each other through a telescope?
Eventually we'll hang ourselves on all this tangled rope.
Oh, babe, time for a new transition
I wish I was a magician.
I would wave a wand and tie back the bond
That we've both gone beyond.
Info from BobsBoots.com:
Darkness
at the Break of Noon source:
Rundown
Studios 1978
Tracks:
Jan. 30th:
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
The Times
If You See Her, Say Hello
The Man In Me
I Don't Believe You
Tomorrow Is A Long Time
You're
A Big Girl Now
Knockin'
On Heaven's Door
It's Alright Ma
(I'm Only Bleeding)
Forever Young
*
Feb. 1st:
Repossession Blues
(Billy
Lee Riley) lyrics
One
Of Us Must Know
Girl
Of The North Country
April:
We Better Talk This Over
*
Coming From The Heart
*
Simple Twist
Of Fate
**
If You See Her Say Hello
I Don't Believe You
***
Review:
This release contains
75 minutes of the commonly
circulating tapes from the
1978 Rundown
studio tour rehearsals in the best quality that has circulated to date.
The sessions were recorded directly from the soundboard on reel to
reel. This is a very low generation copy of the master tapes. Lots of
changed
lyrics and rare interpretations. As for the January material, there is
only a slight tape hiss (as would occur when playing a cassette). It is
slightly louder on the softer passages, but by no means does it intrude
on the recording. The transfer to digital was recorded hot, and leaves
the vocals and music high above the white noise level. Dylan's vocals,
as well as the harmony vocals are far above the music in the original
recordings, and cut like a knife. This could easily be released
officially with only some slight manipulation of the original tape,
and alone is worth the price of the disc. The package aesthetics and
images are wonderful. Highly recommended.