melt back into the night

Go 'way from my window
Leave at your own chosen speed





I'm not the one you want, babe
I'm not the one you need
You say you're lookin' for someone
Who's never weak but always strong


To protect you an' defend you
Whether you are right or wrong




Someone to open each and every door
But it ain't me, babe
No, no, no, it ain't me, babe
It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe




Go lightly from the ledge, babe
Go lightly on the ground
I'm not the one you want, babe
I will only let you down


You say you're lookin' for someone
Who will promise never to part
Someone to close his eyes for you
Someone to close his heart


Someone who will die for you an' more --
But it ain't me, babe
No, no, no, it ain't me, babe





It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe




Go melt back into the night, babe
Everything inside is made of stone
There's nothing in here moving
An' anyway I'm not alone
You say you're lookin' for someone


Who'll pick you up each time you fall
To gather flowers constantly
An' to come each time you call
A lover for your life an' nothing more





But it ain't me, babe
No, no, no, it ain't me, babe
It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe




---------------------
{"It Ain't Me Babe" - Bob Dylan. Album:  Another Side of Bob Dylan.  1964, Columbia. 





Cover versions:  The Turtles, Silvertide, Johnny Cash, Bryan Ferry}


-30-