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Intro

Once upon a time you dressed so fine

 You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?

People'd call, say, "Beware doll,

 you're bound to fall" You thought they were all kiddin' you

You used to laugh about

Everybody that was hangin' out

Now you don't talk so loud

Now you don't seem so proud

 About having to be scrounging for your next meal.

 How does it feel

 How does it feel

 To be without a home

 Like a complete unknown

 Like a rolling stone

 Aww, You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely

 But you know you only used to get juiced in it

 Nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street

 And now you're gonna have to get used to it

You said you'd never compromise

With the mystery tramp, but now you realize

He's not selling any alibis

As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes

 And say do you want to make a deal?

 How does it feel

 How does it feel

 To be on your own

 With no direction home

 Like a complete unknown

 Like a rolling stone

 Aww, You never turned around to see the frowns

 On the jugglers and the clowns when they all did tricks for you

 You never understood that it ain't no good

 You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you

You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat

Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat

Ain't it hard when you discover that

He really wasn't where it's at

After he took from you everything he could steal.

 How does it feel

 How does it feel

 To be on your own

 With no direction home

 Like a complete unknown

 Like a rolling stone

 Aww, Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people

 They're all drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made

Exchanging all precious gifts

 But you'd better take your diamond ring, you'd better pawn it babe

You used to be so amused

At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used

Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse

When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose

You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal.

 How does it feel

 How does it feel

 To be on your own

 With no direction home

 Like a complete unknown

 Like a rolling stone