It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry

by Bob Dylan

From the album: The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Live 1975 - The Rolling Thunder Revue

Track 16 of 25 on The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Live 1975 - The Rolling Thunder Revue (2002).

Duration: 3:12

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Lyrics for It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry

Well, I ride on a mailtrain, baby Can't buy a thrill Well, I've been up all night, baby Leanin' on the windowsill Well, if I die On top of the hill And if I don't make it You know my baby will Don't the moon look good, mama Shinin' through the trees? Don't the brakeman look good, mama Flagging down the "Double E?" Don't the sun look good Goin' down over the sea? Don't my gal look fine When she's comin' after me? Now the wintertime is coming The windows are filled with frost I went to tell everybody But I could not get across Well, I wanna be your lover, baby I don't wanna be your boss Don't say I never warned you When your train gets lost

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  3. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
  4. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
  5. Romance In Durango
  6. Isis
  7. Mr. Tambourine Man
  8. Simple Twist Of Fate
  9. Blowin' In The Wind
  10. Mama, You Been On My Mind
  11. I Shall Be Released
  12. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
  13. Love Minus Zero/No Limit
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  15. The Water Is Wide
  16. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
  17. Oh, Sister
  18. Hurricane
  19. One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below)
  20. Sara
  21. Just Like A Woman
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