Once upon a time

you dressed so fine

threw the bums a dime

in your prime

didn't you

People call, say

beware doll

you're bound to fall

you thought they were all

a-kiddin' you

You used to laugh about

everybody that was

hangin' out

Now you don't talk so loud

now you don't seem so proud

about havin' to be scrounging

for your next meal.....

How does it feel

how does it feel

to be without a home

like a complete unknown

like a rolling stone

Oh... you've gone to

the finest school, alright

miss lonely

but you know you only

used to get

juiced in it

Nobody's ever taught you

how to live out on the street

and now you're

gonna have to get

used to it

You said

you'd never compromise

with the mystery tramp

but now you realise

he's not sellin' any alibis

As you stare into

the vacuum of his eyes

and say, do you want to

make a deal.....

How does it feel

how does it feel

to be on your own

with no direction home

a complete unknown

like a rolling stone

Oh... you

never turned around

to see the frowns

on the jugglers and

the clowns when they all did

tricks for you

Never understood

that it ain't no good

you shouldn't

let other people get your

kicks for you

You used to ride on a

chrome Horse

with your diplomat

who carried

on his shoulder a...

Siamese cat

Ain't it hard

when you discover that

he really wasn't

where it's at

After he took

from you everything

he could steal.....

How does it feel

how does it feel

with him you're on your own

with no direction home

like a complete unknown

like a rolling stone

Oh... princess on the steeple

and all the pretty people

they're all drinkin'

thinkin' that they

got it made

Exchangin' all precious gifts

but you'd better

take your diamond ring

you'd better pawn it, babe

You used to be so amused

at Napoleon in rags

and the language

that he used

Go to him now

he calls you

you can't refuse

when you got nothin'

you got nothin' to lose

You're invisible now

you got no secrets

to conceal.....

How does it feel

oh... how does it feel

to be on your own

with no direction home

like a complete unknown

like a rolling stone