Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You - Bob Dylan

We met, of all places, in front of Gristides Some freakishly cold winter's day I had on several unflattering layers of wool He slipped on the ice with his grocery bags full So I rescued some Froot Loops he dropped by the curb And he made some remark that my smile was superb I thought that was sweet and I started to go When he said, "Hey, whatcha doing tomorrow? Because I'll be here At the corner of Bleaker and Mercer tomorrow at seven If you want to meet up, I'll be waiting right here And in case there are two fellas waiting for you My name's John" He waved, and then He was gone Needless to say, I went back there to meet him Mostly to see if he'd show And there he was Out in the cold, with his jacket pulled tight He took me to dinner and kissed me goodnight The next week, we went to this terrible play And the week after that, drank hot chocolate all day And suddenly, eight or nine months had flown by When he said "Hey, whatcha doing the rest of your life? Because I'll be here Right beside you, as long as you want me to be There's no question There is nothing I've wanted so much in my life This might sound immature But I'm totally sure You're the one" And we had just begun! We got hitched in September, our favorite month With a rock band that played in this old synagogue And we bought an apartment, on West 17th Street And talked about children and getting a dog Our first anniversary came in a flash And we promised to take the day off He had to stop into his office that morning, and so I went walking uptown to this bakery I know When I heard on the street, what I thought was a joke Till I noticed the sirens and saw all the smoke So I'm running back home with this feeling of dread To the voicemail he left With the last words he said I'm sorry I don't mean to ruin your evening By bringing up all of this stuff You're probably wondering why I even called you tonight Well, today something happened that spooked me alright I saw this stormcloud of papers fall down from the sky And I thought of that day, and I started to cry When as sure as I breathe, I heard John, clear as day Saying, "Hey, you're allowed to move on It's okay Because I'll be here Even if you decide to get rid of my favorite sweater Even if you go out on my birthday this year Instead of sitting at home Letting all of life's moments pass by You don't have to cry! Because I'll be here When you start going back to the places we went to together When you take off my ring, and you let yourself smile When you meet someone handsome and patient and true When he says that he wants to be married to you When you call him one night, and he meets you downtown When you finally answer him yes..." Yes! Jason... I will marry you I will give you my heart It has taken so long But I'm ready to start Right now John's whispering 'congrats' in my ear Cause I finally let myself tell you That I will be here

Lying in my bed again And I cry 'cause you're not here Crying in my head again And I know that it's not clear Put your hands, put your hands Inside my face and see that it's just you But it's bad and it's mad And it's making me sad Because I can't be with you Be with you, be with you Be with you, be with you Be with you, be with you Baby, I can't be with you Thinking back on how things were And on how we loved so well I wanted to be the mother of your child And now it's just farewell Put your hands in my hand And come with me, I'll find another end And my head, and my head On anyone's shoulder 'Cause I can't be with you Be with you, be with you Be with you, be with you Be with you, be with you Baby, I can't be with you 'Cause you're not here, you're not here Baby, I can't be with you 'Cause you're not here, you're not here Baby, still in love with you, na na na Na na na na na na, still in love with you Na na na na na na, still in love with you Na na na na na na, still in love with you

Monday night and I feel so low I count the hours but they go so slow I know the sound of your voice Can save my soul City lights, streets of gold Look out my window to the world below Moves so fast and it feels so cold And I'm all alone (and I'm all alone) Don't let me die I'm losing my mind Baby just give me a sign And now that you're gone I just wanna be with you (be with you) And I can't go on I wanna be with you (be with you) Wanna be with you I can't sleep, I'm up all night Through these tears I try to smile I know the touch of your hand Can save my life Don't let me down Come to me now I got to be with you somehow And now that you're gone I just wanna be with you (be with you) And I can't go on I wanna be with you (be with you) Wanna be with you Don't let me down Come to me now I got to be with you somehow And now that you're gone Who am I without you now I can't go on I just wanna be with you (be with you) And now that you're gone I just wanna be with you (be with you) And I can't go on I wanna be with you (be with you), wanna be with you Now that you're gone I just wanna be with you And I can't go on I wanna be with you, oh Just wanna be with you Just wanna be with you Just wanna be with you Just wanna be with you

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع

حِلِف الْقَمَرْ يَمِينْ وقَالّي يَا حِلْوِ ساعِةْ ما شافِكْ حِلِف الْقَمَرْ يَا قَمَرْ، يَا قَمَرْ يَمِينْ وقَالّي يَا حِلْوِ ساعِةْ ما شافِكْ فِي الْحُسْنِ لا بَعْدِكْ ولا قَبْلِكْ يا رُوحِي يا رُوحِي كِمْلِتْ أوْصافِكْ، يَا، يَا رُوحِي حِلِف الْقَمَرْ يَمِينْ وقَالّي يَا حِلْوِ ساعِةْ ما شافِكْ حِلِف الْقَمَرْ يَا، يا قَمَرْ يَمِينْ وقَالّي يَا حِلْوِ ساعِةْ ما شافِكْ فِي الْحُسْنِ لا بَعْدِكْ ولا قَبْلِكْ يا رُوحِي يا رُوحِي كِمْلِتْ أوْصافِكْ، يَا، يَا رُوحِي حِلِفِ الْقَمَرْ لُونِ الْوُرُودْ لُونِ الزّهِرْ فُوقِ الْخُدُودْ زَاد الْحَلا جَدايِلْ سُودْ جَدايِلْ سُودْ حِلِي الْكَرَزْ فَوْقْ شْفافِكْ آه يَا قَمَرْ حِلِفِ الْقَمَرْ لُونِ الْوُرُودْ لُونِ الزّهِرْ فُوقِ الْخُدُودْ زَاد الْحَلا جَدايِلْ سُودْ جَدايِلْ سُودْ حِلِي الْكَرَزْ فَوْقْ شْفافِكْ آه يَا قَمَرْ فِي الْحُسْنِ لا بَعْدِكْ ولا قَبْلِكْ يا رُوحِي يا رُوحِي كِمْلِتْ أوْصافِكْ، يَا يَا رُوحِي طَلّ الْهَوَى بْأحْلَى عُيُونْ عُيُونْ قَالِّي الدّوا بِينِ الْجُفُونْ طَلّ الْهَوَى بْأحْلَى عُيُونْ، عُيُونْ، عُيُونْ قَالِّي الدّوا بِينِ الْجُفُونْ السّحْرِ هامْ بِألْفِ لُونْ والشّعْرِ غافِي عاكْتافِكْ عِينِي، عِينِي، عِينِي عَالهَوى السّحْرِ هامْ بِألْفِ لُونْ والشّعْرِ غافِي عاكْتافِكْ عِينِي، عِينِي، عِينِي عَالهَوى طَلّ الْهَوَى بْأحْلَى عُيُونْ عُيُونْ قَالِّي الدّواء بِينِ الْجُفُونْ طَلّ الْهَوَى بْأحْلَى عُيُونْ، عُيُونْ، عُيُونْ قَالِّي الدّواء بِينِ الْجُفُونْ السّحْرِ هامْ بِألْفِ لُونْ والشّعْرِ غافِي عاكْتافِكْ عِينِي، عِينِي، عِينِي عَالهَوى فِي الْحُسْنِ لا بَعْدِكْ ولا قَبْلِكْ يا رُوحِي يا رُوحِي كِمْلِتْ أوْصافِكْ، يَا، يَا رُوحِي حِلِف الْقَمَرْ يَمِينْ وقَالّي يَا حِلْوِ ساعِةْ ما شافِكْ حِلِف الْقَمَرْ يَا قَمَرْ، يَا قَمَرْ يَمِينْ وقَالّي يَا حِلْوِ ساعِةْ ما شافِكْ فِي الْحُسْنِ لا بَعْدِكْ ولا قَبْلِكْ يا رُوحِي يا رُوحِي كِمْلِتْ أوْصافِكْ يا، يَا رُوحِي