In a superb
song from the album ‘Slow Train Coming’ (released 1979), the future Nobel
Laureate for Literature, Bob Dylan, has detailed how everyone has to have
someone or something which is central in their lives.
You may be an ambassador
to England or France
You may like to
gamble, you might like to dance
You may be the
heavyweight champion of the world
You may be a
socialite with a long string of pearls
But you’re
gonna have to serve somebody, yes
Indeed you’re
have to serve somebody
Well, it may be
the devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re
gonna have to serve somebody
You might be a
rock ‘n’ roll addict prancing on the stage
You might have
drugs at your command, women in a cage
You may be a
business man or some high-degree thief
They may call
you doctor or they may call you chief
But you’re
gonna have to serve somebody, yes you are
You’re have to
serve somebody
Well, it may be
the devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re
gonna have to serve somebody
You may be a
state trooper, you might be a young Turk
You may be the
head of some big TV network
You may be rich
or poor, you may be blind or lame
You may be
living in another country under another name
But you’re
gonna have to serve somebody, yes you are
You’re have to
serve somebody
Well, it may be
the devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re
gonna have to serve somebody
You may be a
construction worker working on a home
You may be
living in a mansion or you might live in a dome
You might own
guns and you might even own tanks
You might be
somebody’s landlord, you might even own banks
But you’re
gonna have to serve somebody, yes
You’re have to
serve somebody
Well, it may be
the devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re
gonna have to serve somebody
You may be a
preacher with your spiritual pride
You may be a
city councilman taking bribes on the side
You may be
workin’ in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair
You may be
somebody’s mistress, may be somebody’s heir
But you’re
gonna have to serve somebody, yes
You’re have to
serve somebody
Well, it may be
the devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re
gonna have to serve somebody
Might like to
wear cotton, might like to wear silk
Might like to
drink whiskey, might like to drink milk
You might like
to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread
You may be
sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed
But you’re
gonna have to serve somebody, yes
Indeed you’re
have to serve somebody
Well, it may be
the devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re
gonna have to serve somebody
You may call me
Terry, you may call me Timmy
You may call me
Bobby, you may call me Zimmy
You may call me
R.J., you may call me Ray
You may call me
anything but no matter what you say
Still you’re
gonna have to serve somebody, yes
You’re have to
serve somebody
Well, it may be
the devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re
gonna have to serve somebody
Lyrics ©
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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