She was married when we first met = She was with someone else when they met.

Soon to be divorced = gonna leave the other dude

I helped her out of a jam I guess = helped her out of a situation

But I used a littlHeading out for the east coast = used a compass

Lord knows I've paid some dues = he made up for some bad things

Gettin' through

Tangled up in blue

Early one mornin' the sun was shinin'

I was layin' in bed

Wondrin' if she'd changed at all

If her hair was still red

Her folks they said our lives together= they would spend there lives together

Sure was gonna be rough = things were gonna be complicared

They never did like

Mama's homemade dress = her clothing

Papa's bank book wasn't big enough = that he didnt have enough money

And I was standin' on the side of the road

Rain fallin' on my shoes = tears running down his face

e too much force

We drove that car as far as we could = went far away

Abandoned it out west = left the car there

Split up on a dark sad night = they both left eachother

Both agreeing it was best = that it was a good decision

She turned around to look at me

As I was walkin' away

I heard her say over my shoulder

We'll meet again some day = they will see each other some day

On the avenue

Tangled up in blue

I had a job in the great north woods

Working as a cook for a spell

But I never did like it all that much

And one day the axe just fell = that he didnt like his job all that much

So I drifted down to New Orleans

Where I was looking for to be employed = looking for a job

Workin' for a while on a fishin' boat

Right outside of Delacroix

But all the while I was alone

The past was close behind = memories were hitting him

I seen a lot of women

But she never escaped my mind

And I just grew

Tangled up in blue

She was workin' in a topless place

And I stopped in for a beer

I just kept lookin' at the side of her face

In the spotlight so clear

And later on as the crowd thinned out = less people

I's just about to do the same

She was standing there in back of my chair

Said to me, Don't I know your name?

I muttered somethin' under my breath

She studied the lines on my face

I must admit I felt a little uneasy= it didnt feel right

When she bent down to tie the laces

Of my shoe

Tangled up in blue

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 = he doesnt say much

Then she opened up a book of poems

And handed it to me

Written by an Italian poet

From the thirteenth century

And everyone of them words rang true

And glowed like burnin' coal = opened his eyes

Pourin' off of every page = hes crying

Like it was written in my soul = like he knew already

From me to you

Tangled up in blue

I lived with them on Montague Street

In a basement down the stairs

There was music in the cafes at night

And revolution in the air = that changing was happening

Then he started into dealing with slaves

And something inside of him died = he wasnt himself

She had to sell everything she owned

And froze up inside = like he was shocked

And when finally the bottom fell out

I became withdrawn = became unaware

The only thing I knew how to do

Was to keep on keepin' on = keep on going

Like a bird that flew= that he just kept on going no matter what

Tangled up in blue

So now I'm goin' back again

I got to get to her somehow = he has to go back

All the people we used to know

They're an illusion to me now = they dont even exist anymore

Some are mathematicians

Some are carpenters' wives

Don't know how it all got started

I don't know what they're doin' with their lives = he had no clue

But me, I'm still on the road = still driving

Headin' for another joint = that he was smoking

We always did feel the same

We just saw it from a different point = it was different from there views

Of view

Tangled up in blue = i think the meaning tangled up in blue that hes trying to say is hes been through a lot and he still manages to keep going. After a woman leaving him it makes things worse and he try's to find happiness.

Bob dylan is american song writer, singer, artist and writer. he has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s.

The song tangled up in blue came out in 1975. dylan wrote the song in the summer of 1974 at a farm he just bought.