This beautiful rendition of Bob Dylan’s classic was recorded at Wayne State University in 1968. The album cover photograph, by Patricia Clay, was taken at the same venue.
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Lyrics
If today was not a crooked highway
If tonight were not such a crooked trail
If tomorrow wasn’t such a long time
Then lonesome would mean nothing to me at all
Only if my own true love was near me
And if I could hear his heart softly pounding
Only if I were lying by him
Then I’d lie in my bed once again
Now there’s beauty in the silver, singing river
And there’s beauty in the sunrise in the sky
But nothing on Earth can ever match the beauty
That I remember in my true love’s eyes
Only if my own true love was near me
And if I could hear his heart softly pounding
Only if I were lying by him
Then I’d lie in my bed once again
I can’t see my reflection in the water
I can’t call the sound that knows no pain
I can’t hear the echo of my footsteps
And I don’t remember the sound of my own name
Only if my own true love was near me
And if I could hear his heart softly pounding
Only if I were lying by him
Then I’d lie in my bed once again
Credits
Released February 14, 2025
Perfomer: Ellen Stekert
Composer: Bob Dylan
Producer: Ross Wylde
Production Assistant: Bates Detwiler
Editorial & Publicity Manager: Christopher Bahn
Album Art Photographer: Patricia Clay
Comments
Wow! I took several classes from Prof. Stekert at the U.