BOB DYLAN
- Ballad For A Friend Lyrics / with translationsSad I'm sittin' on the railroad track,
Watchin' that old smokestack.
Train is a-leavin' bit it won't be back.
Years ago we hung around,
Watchin' trains roll through the town.
Now that train is a-graveyard bound.
Where we go up in that North Country,
Lakes and streams and mines so free,
I had no better friend than he.
Something happened to him that day,
I thought I heard a stranger say,
I hung my head and stole away.
A diesel truck was rollin' slow,
Pullin' down a heavy load.
It left him on a Utah road.
They carried him back to his home town,
His mother cried, his sister moaned,
Listin' to them church bells tone.
Watchin' that old smokestack.
Train is a-leavin' bit it won't be back.
Years ago we hung around,
Watchin' trains roll through the town.
Now that train is a-graveyard bound.
Where we go up in that North Country,
Lakes and streams and mines so free,
I had no better friend than he.
I thought I heard a stranger say,
I hung my head and stole away.
A diesel truck was rollin' slow,
Pullin' down a heavy load.
It left him on a Utah road.
They carried him back to his home town,
His mother cried, his sister moaned,
Listin' to them church bells tone.
Facts about Ballad For A Friend
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Ballad For A Friend is written and performed by Bob Dylan.
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It is first released in 2010 as part of Bob Dylan's album "The Bootleg Series, Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos 1962-1964" which includes 47 tracks in total. This song is the 3rd track on this album.
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When we try to interpret the meaning, Bob Dylan's 'Ballad for a Friend' reflects on the loss of a close friend through the metaphor of a train journey, capturing the sorrow and memories associated with their shared experiences. The lyrics of Ballad for a Friend mainly show three emotional states which include heartbreak and angst and despair, while the singer reflects on past times. The song shows how important loss and grief and nostalgia and memories and friendship bonds are to human life. The lyrics present themes of loss and sadness which include accident depictions and mourning scenes that better suit older children but need parental supervision for younger viewers.
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Ballad For A Friend falls under the genre Rock.
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Ballad For A Friend song length is 2 minutes and 21 seconds.
Who wrote Ballad For A Friend lyrics?
Ballad For A Friend is written and performed by Bob Dylan.
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When was Ballad For A Friend released?
It is first released in 2010 as part of Bob Dylan's album "The Bootleg Series, Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos 1962-1964" which includes 47 tracks in total. This song is the 3rd track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Ballad For A Friend lyrics?
When we try to interpret the meaning, Bob Dylan's 'Ballad for a Friend' reflects on the loss of a close friend through the metaphor of a train journey, capturing the sorrow and memories associated with their shared experiences. The lyrics of Ballad for a Friend mainly show three emotional states which include heartbreak and angst and despair, while the singer reflects on past times. The song shows how important loss and grief and nostalgia and memories and friendship bonds are to human life. The lyrics present themes of loss and sadness which include accident depictions and mourning scenes that better suit older children but need parental supervision for younger viewers.
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Which genre is Ballad For A Friend?
Ballad For A Friend falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Ballad For A Friend?
Ballad For A Friend song length is 2 minutes and 21 seconds.
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Record Label(s): 2010 Sony Music Entertainment
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