The Times, They Are A-Changin' (Rewritten)

Come gather ‘round friends of the friends I have known,

And make peace with the fact that your all all-alone

With the fear that the reaper would somehow have known

Of the secrets you’re secretly savin’

And you better start lyin’ or your cover is blown.

 

Oh the times, they are a-changin’

 

Come fathers and mothers on who’s pedestals we will stand,

And keep your mouths closed so your ears understand,

And aloud come the words off the palm of my hand.

“I’m not the good soul you’ve been raisin’”,

And although you will cry and so crudely command,

 

The times, they are a-changin’

 

Come lovers and losses and please take a bow,

For you presence in this act is not needed now,

My belief that not caring is caring somehow,

Will star in the show that I’m stagin’

No darlings will dwell, no more crooks in the crowd.

 

Oh the times, they are a-changin’

 

Come preachers and teachers,

Don’t miss my soapbox rants.

Don’t judge me because of the style of my stance,

Your impressions are made on the back of my hand,

But my hand is too busy waivin’

I’m rising and falling into such a trance.

 

Oh the times, they are a-changin’

 

The foot, it is down on the foot of the past,

The wheels of my wagon just don’t spin as fast

As the mind weaving webs that I’ve focused at last,

My notions are narrowly changin’

And the fears I'm afraid of will forever be smashed.

 

Oh the times, they are a-changin’

Author's Note

I love Bob Dylan's work. His writing style is unique and I've been a huge fan of it since I first heard it. I thought it would fun to rewrite one of his classics from my own perspective. Tell me what you think.

Reviews

[nono]

People change all the time no one's ever the same so this is reallyh a good write.

[DamienHino]

I'm a big fan Bob Dylan's music as well " Dust in the wind is my favorite : ) I like this poem it was unique good job

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

ahhh the world as a stage~ deeply dug the word spins~only peripherally familiar with Dylan~ but your poem has its own unique voice~

"My belief that not caring is caring somehow,

Will star in the show that I’m stagin’"

two lines that jumped out like lightning bolts~

[Brad]

bobby is a fellow minnysoden...loved his work since diapers...this is an excellent ode to him...awesome, bro

[Robin]

Dylan reminds me of Ozzy they both can sing in their own style but try and make sense of them speaking - wow!
i hear all - all alone , i like the "hand a waivin'" a different wave

interesting twist of a classic song

[Forever Mine]

I really liked this. It was differant somehow. I cant explain it

[ScarlettTheDreamer]

Good. In the line
'And make peace with the fact that you all all alone'
the first all should be 'are' shouldn't it?