[Bob] Dylan's many quotations from classic American roots music (that song is from an album aptly titled Love and Theft) join the aging poet to a tradition that preceded him and hopefully will outlive him as well.
You know I took an oath to tell the truth when I took the witness stand
You must stand for free speech in the streets.
The militant not the meek shall inherit the earth!
I will tell the truth wherever I please.
I hope to live long enough to be the great-grandmother of all agitators.
I would fight God Almighty Himself if He didn't play square with me
I have closely noted that people who watch a great deal of TV never again seem able to adjust to the actual pace of life. The speed of the passing images becomes the speed the aspire to and they seem to develop an impatience and boredom with anything else.
If you can be funny, it means you're intelligent. Your brain is working fast.
I believe everything out of the common. The only thing to distrust is the normal.
I do need my independence. I have to have that.