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Foot Of Pride 1 (Ain't No Going Back --- see also Too Late) Bob Dylan © 1983 Special Rider Music (Official lyrics @ www.bobdylan.com)

29 Apr 1983 the bootleg series volumes 1-3     [rare and unreleased] 1961-1991 ROUGH CUTS (T-346) DOWN IN THE FLOOD (T-146)

Infidels session 16, Power Station NYC - 29.apr.1983 Like the lion tears the flesh off of a man So can a woman who passes herself off as a male They sang "Danny Boy" at his funeral and the Lord's Prayer The preacher talked about Christ betrayal. It's like the earth just opened and swallowed him up He reached too high was thrown back to the ground You know what they say 'bout bein' nice to the right people on the way up Sooner or later you're gonna meet them comin' down. Yeah, there ain't no goin' back When your foot of pride come down, ain't no goin' back. Hear you got a brother named James, don't forget faces and names Sunken cheeks and his blood is mixed He looked straight into the sun and said, revenge is mine honey But he drinks and drinks can be fixed. Sing me one more song about your 'love me till the mornin' stranger And your fall-by-the-sword love affair with Errol Flynn In these times of compassion when conformity's a fashion Say one more stupid thing to me before the final nail is driven in. Well, there ain't no goin' back When your foot of pride come down, ain't no goin' back. There's a retired businessman named Red Cast down from heaven and he's out of his head He feeds off of everyone that he can touch He says he only deals with cash an' sells tickets to a plane crash Not somebody that you play around with much. Miss Delilah is his, a Philistine that's what she is She'll do wonderous works with your fate, feed you coconut bread, spiced buns in bed If you don't mind sleepin' with your head face down in the plate. Well, there ain't no goin' back When that foot of pride come down, ain't no goin' back. Well, they'll choose a man for you to meet tonight You'll play the fool and learn how to walk through doors How to enter into the gates of paradise, no! How to carry a burden too heavy to be yours. There from the stage they'll be trying to get water out of rocks A whore will pass a hat, collect a hundred grand and say thanks They like to take all this money from sin, build big universities to study in Sing Amazing Grace all the way to the Swiss banks. Well, there ain't no goin' back When your foot of pride come down, ain't no goin' back. They got some beautiful people out there, man They can be a terror to your mind and show you how to hold your tongue They got mystery written all over their forehead They kill babies in the crib and say only the good die young. They don't believe in mercy Judgement on 'em is somethin' that you'll never see They can exalt you up or bring you down bankrupt Turn you into anything that they want you to be. Well, there ain't no goin' back When that foot of pride come down, ain't no goin' back. Yes I guess I loved him too I can still see him in my mind climbin' that hill Did he make it to the top? Well he probably did and dropped Struck down by the strength of the will. Ain't nothin' left here, partner just the dust of a plague that has left this whole town afraid From now on this will be where you're from Let the dead bury the dead, your time will come Let that hot iron glow as he raised the shade. There ain't no goin' back When the foot of pride come down, ain't no goin' back.

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Foot Of Pride 2

25 Apr 1983 SPRINGTIME IN NEW YORK:     BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 16 / 1980-1985

Infidels session 13, Power Station NYC - 25.apr.1983 They say the wife got her husband drunk but I don't know, I wasn't there I was visiting a friend in jail They sang "Danny Boy" at the funeral and the Lord's Prayer Preacher talked about Christ betrayal. Like the earth just opened and swallowed him up That he reached too high and tumbled back to the ground You know what they say 'bout bein' nice to the right people on the way up Sooner or later you're gonna meet them comin' down. There ain't no goin' back, ain't no goin' back When the foot of pride come down, ain't no goin' back. He had a brother named Paul, you can find him at the Café Royal Where Miss Pixie plays and the reviews are mixed He's on the borderline, says revenge is mine But he drinks and drinks can be fixed. Sing me one more song about whiskey heaven And your old cold-blooded love affair with Errol Flynn In these times of compassion when conformity's in fashion Say one more stupid thing to me before the final nail is driven in. Eh-eh-eh When the foot of pride come down, ain't no goin' back. You know the slave trade blooms at the motorside ballroom Where the retired businessman named Red infects everyone in touch He gives money to the church, foundations for research He's not somebody you can play around with much. This Miss Rosetta Blake if you're on the deep side of the track She's rough to look at but she's straight She'll feed you coconut bread, spiced buns in bed, forget everything you said You won't have to worry about sleepin' with your face in the plate. Well, if it don’t come back, it's too late back When the foot of pride come down, ain't no goin' back. You're gonna arrange to see a man tonight Who'll tell you some secret things you think may open some doors How to enter the bloody gates of paradise, no! How to go crazy from carryin' a burden never meant to be yours. From the stage some faker will be doin' the bumps and the grinds A whore will pass the hat, collect a hundred grand an' say thanks They like to take all this money from sin, build big prisons to do experiences Sing Amazing Grace all the way to the Swiss banks. Yeah, there ain't no goin' back, ain't no goin' back When that foot of pride come down, ain't no goin' back. They got some serious people in the visible world They can ring your bell and show you how to hold your tongue They don't come to party man They kill babies in the crib and say only the good die young They don't believe in mercy Judgement on 'em is somethin' you'll never see Turn you into the devil's daughter or lead you straight into the valley of slaughter An' you'll still be thinkin' that you're the same person you used to be. Yeah, there ain't no goin' back When the foot of pride come down, ain't no goin' back. Yes I loved him too I can still see him in my mind climbin' up that hill Hope he made it to the top, well he probably did and then he stopped Anyway it don't matter then and it never will. Ain't nothin' left here, partner, just the dust of spoofs that have left their mark in spades From now on this'll be where you're from Let the dead bury the dead, your time will come Feel that hot iron glow as you raise the shades. There ain't no goin' back, ain't no goin' back When the foot of pride come down, ain't no goin' back Ain't no goin' back.