Ain't Talkin'

Ain't Talkin' - Bob Dylan

As I walked out tonight in the mystic garden

The wounded flowers were dangling from the vine

I was passing by yon cool crystal fountain

Someone hit me from behind

Ain't talking just walking

Through this weary world of woe

Heart burning still yearning

No one on earth would ever know

They say prayer has the power to heal

So pray for me mother

In the human heart an evil spirit can dwell

I am trying to love my neighbor and do good unto others

But oh mother things ain't going well

Ain't talking just walking

I'll burn that bridge before you can cross

Heart burning still yearning

There'll be no mercy for you once you've lost

Now I'm all worn down by weeping

My eyes are filled with tears my lips are dry

If I catch my opponents ever sleeping

I'll just slaughter them where they lie

Ain't talking just walking

Through the world mysterious and vague

Heart burning still yearning

Walking through the cities of the plague

Well the whole world is filled with speculation

The whole wide world which people say is round

They will tear your mind away from contemplation

They will jump on your misfortune when you're down

Ain't talking just walking

Eating hog eyed grease in a hog eyed town

Heart burning still yearning

Some day you'll be glad to have me around

They will crush you with wealth and power

Every waking moment you could crack

I'll make the most of one last extra hour

I'll revenge my father's death then I'll step back

Ain't talking just walking

Hand me down my walking cane

Heart burning still yearning

Got to get you out of my miserable brain

All my loyal and my much-loved companions

They approve of me and share my code

I practice a faith that's been long abandoned

Ain't no altars on this long and lonesome road

Ain't talking just walking

My mule is sick my horse is blind

Heart burning still yearning

Thinking about that girl I left behind

Well it's bright in the heavens and the wheels are flying

Fame and honor never seem to fade

The fire gone out but the light is never dying

Who says I can't get heavenly aid

Ain't talking just walking

Carrying a dead man's shield

Heart burning still yearning

Walking with an ache in my heel

The suffering is unending

Every nook and cranny has its tears

I'm not playing I'm not pretending

I'm not nursing any superfluous fears

Ain't talking just walking

Walking ever since the other night

Heart burning still yearning

Walking until I'm clean out of sight

As I walked out in the mystic garden

On a hot summer day a hot summer lawn

Excuse me ma'am I beg your pardon

There's no one here the gardener is gone

Ain't talking just walking

Up the road around the bend

Heart burning still yearning

In the last outback at the world's end