You got a lotta nerve
To say you are my friend
When I was down
You just stood there grinning
.
You got a lotta nerve
To say you got a helping hand to lend
You just want to be on
The side that's winning
.
You say I let you down
You know it's not like that
If you're so hurt
Why then don't you show it
.
You say you lost your faith
But that's not where it's at
You had no faith to lose
And you know it
.
I know the reason
That you talk behind my back
I used to be among the crowd
You're in with
.
Do you take me for such a fool
To think I'd make contact
With the one who tries to hide
What he don't know to begin with
.
You see me on the street
You always act surprised
You say, "How are you?" "Good luck"
But you don't mean it
.
When you know as well as me
You'd rather see me paralyzed
Why don't you just come out once
And scream it
.
No, I do not feel that good
When I see the heartbreaks you embrace
If I was a master thief
Perhaps I'd rob them
.
And now I know you're dissatisfied
With your position and your place
Don't you understand
It's not my problem
.
I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
And just for that one moment
I could be you
.
Yes, I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
You'd know what a drag it is
To see you
.
Copyright © 1965; renewed 1993 Special Rider Music
First release: Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, 1967
