"Money doesn't talk, it swears." What a fucking line.

Every line in this song would be a career defining for almost everybody else.

This song opens all the windows: pure genius, it is as relevant now as it was in 1965.

"He not busy being born is busy dying." Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan! 80 years old today. :)

He was 23 yrs old when he wrote this. 🤯

One of the best songs ever written in the history of mankind.

With a song like this one could argue that Bob was the godfather of rap

"Bent out of shape from society's pliers". Ok, the Nobel prize is deserved for that line just by itself.

Even Bob himself says he's in awe of this song. And to think he wrote it when he was just 23. I love Bob Dylan so much and I totally love this song.

A masterpiece of poetry.

“The masters make the rules, for the wise men and the fools” is a line that reoriented my thinking for the rest of my life

I am blown away every time I listen to this masterpiece. A cutting edge look at how really fucked up humanity is. The man transcends the word iconic.

The lyrics.... one or maybe the most profound and perhaps the deepest ever written.

Blows my mind every time that a person actually wrote those lyrics

This might be the most amazing song Dylan ever wrote!

My first time hearing this. Holy shit, amazing. Every word even more appropriate today 55 years later. And I never knew that Bob Dylan invented rap 😀

Only Dylan could have released such a sharp, biting song that is still relevant to this day.

One of the most accurate and scathing attacks on the sacred cow of American values ever written. The man is a prophet.

Have turned to this one many many times in my life...thankyou Bob..❤

More meaning in one song than many artists can achieve in an entire career

Imagine being able to write this song. Bob's a fucking master, there's no other song like this one, fucking great.

Easy to see why Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize, his verses are so meaningful and enduring.

Simply genius at some point in every human beings life they should hear this

There’s something darkly magical about Bob Dylan idk how to explain it. It’s like someone seeing through a veil

Nobody can top this one. Greatest ever written.

As far as song writers Bob Dylan is on top by himself and it’s not even close!!!!!

It always blows my mind that this was recorded in one take.

Those who wax on about popularity and acceptance don't seem to understand that those issues were not a priority for Bob especially as he matured....he followed his inspiration and let the chips fall where they may

'Bent out of shape by society's pliers'. So much truth here if almost scary.

In 500 years time only one artist from our time will be celebrated still... Bob Dylan.

All need to listen to this NOW. As others have written this song is so relevant and NEEDED for this moment 24' politic scientists and sociologists. Should be issued in someway to every person in the USA.

Wow. Just wow. Its like someone distilled all of the thoughts of millions of people about the problems of life into a seven minute song. Incredible

Bob Dylan Spokesman for a generation: Pure Genius !!!!!

[Verse 1] Darkness at the break of noon Shadows even the silver spoon The handmade blade, the child's balloon Eclipses both the sun and moon To understand you know too soon There is no sense in trying [Verse 2] Pointed threats they bluff with scorn Suicide remarks are torn From the fools gold mouthpiece the hollow horn Plays wasted words, proves to warn That he not busy being born Is busy dying [Verse 3] Temptation's page flies out the door You follow, find yourself at war Watch waterfalls of pity roar You feel to moan, but unlike before You discover that you'd just be one more Person crying [Chorus] So don't fear if you hear A foreign sound to your ear It's alright, Ma, I'm only sighing [Verse 4] As some warn victory, some downfall Private reasons, great or small Can be seen in the eyes of those that call To make all that should be killed to crawl While others say don't hate nothing at all Except hatred [Verse 5] Disillusioned words like bullets bark As human gods aim for their mark Make everything from toy guns that spark To flesh-colored Christs that glow in the dark It's easy to see without lookin' too far That not much is really sacred [Verse 6] While preachers preach of evil fates Teachers teach that knowledge waits Can lead to hundred-dollar plates Goodness hides behind its gates But even the President of the United States Sometimes must have to stand naked [Chorus] And though the rules of the road have been lodged It's only people's games that you got to dodge And it's alright, Ma, I can make it [Verse 7] Advertising signs that con You into thinking you're the one That can do what's never been done That can win what's never been won Meantime, life outside goes on All around you [Verse 8] You lose yourself, you reappear You suddenly find you got nothing to fear Alone you stand with nobody near When a trembling distant voice, unclear Startles your sleeping ears to hear That somebody thinks they really found you [Verse 9] A question in your nerves is lit Yet you know there is no answer fit To satisfy, ensure you not to quit To keep it in your mind and not forget That it is not he, or she, or them, or it That you belong to [Chorus] But though the masters make the rules For the wise men and the fools I got nothing, Ma, to live up to [Verse 10] For them that must obey authority That they do not respect in any degree Who despise their jobs, their destiny Speak jealously of them that are free Do what they do just to be Nothing more than something they invest in [Verse 11] While some on principles baptized To strict party platform ties Social clubs in drag disguise Outsiders they can freely criticize Tell nothing except who to idolize And say "God bless him" [Verse 12] While one who sings with his tongue on fire Gargles in the rat race choir Bent out of shape from society's pliers Cares not to come up any higher But rather get you down in the hole That he's in [Chorus] But I mean no harm, nor put fault On anyone that lives in a vault But it's alright, Ma, if I can't please him [Verse 13] Old lady judges watch people in pairs Limited in sex, they dare To push fake morals, insult and stare While money doesn't talk, it swears Obscenity, who really cares Propaganda, all is phony [Verse 14] While them that defend what they cannot see With a killer's pride, security It blows the minds most bitterly For them that think death's honesty Won't fall upon 'em naturally Life sometimes must get lonely [Verse 15] My eyes collide head-on with stuffed Graveyards, false goals, I scuff At pettiness which plays so rough Walk upside down inside handcuffs Kick my legs to crash it off Say, okay, I've had enough What else can you show me? [Chorus] And if my thought-dreams could be seen They'd probably put my head in a guillotine But it's alright, Ma, it's life, and life only

My favourite song of all time i want this played at my funeral

This gem is just as relevant today as it ever was.

This is probably the best song I've ever heard. Brilliant songwriting. So glad I found Bob Dylan.

An amazing talent encapsulated in this evergreen sung commentary on life

Song is timeless,undisputed truths

Memorized the lyrics and performed it as a spoken piece for a high school drama final. The room was just silent. I got an A. The song still has that shock value

This is the fabric of life in a song. No judgement no expectations...and most importantly no explanation. Thank you mrD. For all of it.

Bob was led the the Almighty Spirit here for sure.

Pure genius. I believe I first heard this song in the movie, "Easy Rider". A good movie with several great stars.

So Bob Dylan was the voice of his generation. Hes won a Nobel Prize...Had over 6000 different singers sing his songs...The best song writer on earth, ever....AND, the cut the first Rap song !!!!!..... The man truly is a genius..

The man pushed lyrical structure to it's breaking point!

I'm still Spellbound after all of these years I can't get enough of this guy he's infectious

He not busy being born is busy dying 🗣🗣🔥

Damn it! He is our modern Shakespeare. This puts current music to embarrassment and shame. Current songwriters hide under their beds counting money while the things that need to be sung about stay unsung as Rome falls

There aren't words sufficient enough to describe this song's greatness

It would take me a hundred years to write something as good as that first verse, and this guy probably wrote it in ten minutes. Dylan is the greatest songwriter who ever lived

Thank you.thank you❤❤❤❤

Bob opened up the magic of words and poetry when I was 15. I closed my eyes and was transported with visions. Like Rimbaud, Bob set the high water mark adding musical tones to the canvas. He also exemplified being cool in the groove and took the bull by the horns.

Listening to this song in my truck while parked in the leaves in the woods with a bad catalytic converter is my favorite thing to do man

A flat out masterpiece, among a library of masterpieces. I danced around the room when Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature - as deserving as anyone. How many times have I said "He not busy being born is busy dying." In the history of contemporary music, Dylan stands alone.

lol I had a lit teacher who got really mad when Dylan won the Nobel Prize and said he was a "pop singer"... Some people's arrogance really blinds them

Bob Dylan paints a picture in his songs because he is such a good story teller. This song is life squeezed into a seven minute song.

This song is truer today than ever!!!!

If any other artist released 'Bringing it all back home' it would be their magnum opus and they would dine out on it for decades afterwards. For Dylan it was just another album. Amongst his back catalogue it doesn't even really stand out. A freakish talent

hela livet spelas upp i denna sång å jag undrar dom som inte förstår denna poet om dom är död eller lever i en bubbla å räddning finns inte!!

Masterclass. What must it have been like, being Bob Dylan and having these songs surging out of you?

Imagine hearing this on the radio today...

One of the greatest song ever written. Bob is the greatest artist of our times.

I just love ole classic rap music. 😃

Bobby is an epic genius matched only by historical greats, Billy Shakespeare and Fydor D, but this was a one off even by his standards. The depth of meaning in the lyrics drip through the most perfect rhymes I've ever heard.

One of the best songs ever written

Easily some of the most haunting lyrics ever and presented in a haunting way

His birthday is on Monday. Eighty years old. A miracle that him and I are still both alive. And I agree..some of his songs are true poetry set to music. It has been said, poetry is the only magic there is. They can teach you to do just about anything but not how to write a real poem. God bless

No wonder he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.

The greatest song of all time. Period.

In addition to everything amazing he's done, Bob Dylan was rapping before rap even existed

I think these words aren't worldly thier heavenly

There are no words to accurately describe how brilliant this song is.......one of my top favorite Dylan songs, from one of his very best albums......

Thank god there are people that think like me. Feels good in the Age of Trumpster the Dumpster. Thank you Bob Dylan. When you die as we all must, I will cry pearls.

I heard these words then I was sixteen and I forgot over time how important these words are. They still ring richer today.

Every time I hear this song, and a litany of other Dylan songs, old and new, it blows my mind. Without blinking, Dylan explores the dystopic side of America, the side the masses lack the courage to face. A masterpiece in every way.

How someone can be upset Bob Dylan won a Nobel Prize for Literature I will never understand.

"He not busy being born is busy dying" and "Money doesn't talk, it swears" Two of the greatest lines ever written, and they're both in the same song!! This guy should be nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature

I heard Dylan in an interview answering the question "how did you write all those iconic songs" and his response (to paraphrase) "I can't do it anymore, there was a time when I wrote those early songs and it was like a kind of magic deep penetrating magic was happening....." was so bittersweet. Like he knows now as an old man that he was channeling something so profound it can't be duplicated.

Share brilliance can't stop listening

One of my biggest regrets during my 4+ decades on this planet is that I've never been able to appreciate Dylan as much as I feel I should.. Dare ı say it, I might finally be starting to see the light.

I reckon decades, even centuries could roll by and this song, let's hope it remains recorded somewhere, will still be one of the most timelessly relevant statements in the history of mankind. The sheer confidence of conviction in the statement in some next level mental gymnastics and linguistic structuring. The man is a poetic wizard.

1:51 that's them Preachers of a book of fiction from the minds of the world of the watchers who love their control over people

Such a great song. I heard it when I was younger than.......now and still....

Poetic genius put to music.

Has there ever been a greater, more prolific poet? I think not.

It doesn't get any better than this. Hands down my favorite song ever by anybody. Never has so much truth been spoken in one song. Cuts right through the bullshit we are fed on a daily basis. Sobering

Bob just vibrates on another level.

You know there’s something up when a folk singer uses way more complicated rhyme schemes than any rapper now of days lol. Definitely one of the most well written songs of all time.

I just attended "Church with Bob Dylan," today, 8/24/19!" Anyone else listening to this amazing song in 2019?

The greatest set of lyrics ever

Today, Bob has no idea how he wrote songs like this. That magic is long gone. This from an interview he did on 60 minutes.

Only after about 27 years of Dylan fandom, i realize this is a top contender for the best Dylan song.

This is the most perfect song ever. The lyrics cover literally every theme imaginable and you can always find new meaning in this after hearing it more than 1,000 times. I would know.

It is not possible to dislike a Bob Dylan song.

Has to be the best lyrics of all time

I can't believe I've listened to this song almost 700,000 times.

One of those pieces of literature that evokes every human emotion possible

Best lyrics he ever wrote. I was a teenager when I first heard this, and it gave me chills....Still does...To say the least, he speaks the truth, the raw truth....

The GREATEST SONG WRITTEN THOSE WORDS..uggggghh dylannnn

Well Bob...we made our life happen all these years and still ...It's alright ma, theres no body to look up to. Thank you Bob....Love You