Tangled Up In Blue Lyrics - 1200 Curfews - Indigo Girls

early one morning the sun was shining 

i was laying in bed 

wondering if she'd changed at all 

if her hair was still red 

her folks they said our lives together 

sure was gonna be rough 

they never did like mama's homemade dress 

papa's bank book wasn't big enough 

me i'm standing on the side of the road 

rain falling on my shoes 

i'm heading out to the east coast 

lord knows i've paid some dues 

getting through 

tangled up in blue 

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she was married when we first met 

soon to be divorced 

i helped her out of a jam i guess 

but i used a little too much force 

and we drove that car as far as we could 

abandoned it out west 

we split up on a sad dark night 

both agreeing it was best 

she turned around and looked at me 

as i was walking away 

then i heard her say over my shoulder 

we'll meet again someday 

on the avenue 

tangled up in blue 

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i was living in the great north woods 

working as a cook for a spell 

i never did like it all that much 

and one day the axe just fell 

so i drifted down to new orleans 

where i happened to be employed 

yeah i was working for a while on a fishing boat 

right outside of de la croix 

and all the while i was alone 

the past was close behind 

i'd seen a lot of women 

but she never escaped my mind 

and i just grew 

tangled up in blue 

she was working at a topless bar 

and i stopped in for a beer 

i just kept looking at the side of her face 

in the spotlight so clear 

now later on as the crowd thinned out 

and i was just about to do the same 

yeah but she was standing there at the back of my chair 

she said don't i know your name 

well i muttered something underneath my breath 

she studied the lines on my face 

i must admit i felt a little uneasy 

when she bent down to tie the laces 

of my shoes 

we were tangled up in blue 

i know i know i know 

she lit a burner on the stove 

and offered me a pipe 

i thought you'd never say hello she said 

you look like the silent type 

and then she opened up a book of poems 

and handed it to me 

written by an italian poet 

from the 13th century 

every one of his words rang true 

and glowed like burning coal 

pouring off every page 

like it was written in my soul 

from me to you 

tangled up in blue 

yeah yeah 

i lived with them on montague street 

in a basement down the stairs yeah 

there was music in the cafes at night 

and revolution in the air 

that's when he started into dealing with slaves yeah 

something inside of her died just died 

and she had to sell everything she owned 

and she froze up inside 

finally the bottom fell out 

i became withdrawn 

the only thing i knew how to do 

was to keep on keepin' on 

like a bird that flew 

tangled up in blue 

oh yeah 

now i'm headed back again 

i gotta get to her somehow 

and all the people we used to know 

they're an illusion to me now 

some are mathematicians 

some are carpenter's wives 

i don't know how they all got started 

i don't know what they're doing with their lives 

but me i'm still on the road 

headed for another joint 

we always did feel the same 

we just saw it from a different point 

of view 

tangled up in blue 

i know i know i know 

yeah yeah oh yeah