I Can't Leave Her Behind

Bob Dylan © 1978

North British Station hotel, Glasgow Scotland - 19.may.1966  

Where she leads me i do not know
Well she leads me where she go
I can't find her nowhere.

Well she needs me here
All aware i just can't hear her walk
I just can't hear her talk
Though sometimes you know you will.

And when she comes my way
I'll just be there standin' any night and day
I will hear her say that i don't really try
I tried, also cried
But i cant leave her behind. (then replay of "verses" 2 and 3)


North British Station hotel, Glasgow UK - 19.may.1966
SWINGIN' PIG restaured audio version (youtube june 16, 2021)

 ... and i just can't wait for you
i can't just ... 
i ... my discontent

And i walk, where she leads me i do not know
Well she leads me where she goes
I can't find it no way

Whenever she comes by
It makes me hurt to see her cry
 ... I just can't ride
But i can't say some ...
But i can't leave with her behind.

Like you might think it's foolish to be
 ... this way that i can't say to her
And you might think it's ugly
To go back and not to ride/rally
But i can't hide, you don't know what it does to me

Well, she needs me how
All her way i just can't hear her walk
I just can't hear her talk
But sometimes you know you will.

And when she comes my way
I'll just be there stayin' any night or day
I will fear her say to you that i don't really try
I tried, also cried
But i can't leave her behind.

...
Any time that i'm on my way
I just talk to hear me stay
... pretend to mind here too

What else i should have found
If i don't make it and you do
I swear to you that if you don't cry
Try to ride besides ... it took behind.

But she hear you walk back when i was young
... you anything but i ... say not she's the one
And she's still gone
And when i hear from you more than i heard from anyone
All my herd ?
... I just rode

I swear i trade to you
This whole wide world is your own
... 
But i can't help you but i try to tell to you
That i just can't ... leave her behind. 


Lyrics as performed by Stephen Malkmus and Lee Ranaldo on "I'm Not There" soundtrack   

Where she leads me i do not know
Well, she leads me where she go
I can't find her nowhere

Well, she needs me here
All aware i can't hear her walk
I just cannot hear her talk
Though sometimes, you know you will

And when she comes my way
I'll just be left any night or day
I will hear her say that i don't wanna try
I tried, also cried
But i can't leave her behind.