"Desolation Row"的詞曲作者是Bob Dylan。以下是這首歌的英文歌詞:
Verse 1:
Oh, I'm walking down desolation row
There's a knocking at the door
There's a cold wind to chill my brow
I know that man is a hard man to please
He's been looking for a fight
And he's looking for a place to be
Chorus:
So I'm walking down desolation row
Looking for a man to say
I'll be your friend, I'll be your brother
I'll be your one and only
I'll be your brother, your sister, your wife
I'll be your only child, and you can have my wife
Verse 2:
I know there's a whole lot of folks here in town
With nothing to lose and everything to win
But they won't win with me
Because I know my right from wrong
And I know my wrong from right
And I ain't gonna let them get me down
Chorus:
So I'm walking down desolation row
Looking for a man to say
I'll be your friend, I'll be your brother
I'll be your one and only
I'll be your brother, your sister, your wife
I'll be your only child, and you can have my wife
Outro:
So I'm walking down desolation row
And I ain't gonna stop till I find what I need
I ain't gonna stop till I find what I dream of
Because that man is a hard man to please.
這是一首描繪社會邊緣人物的悲涼歌曲,反映了社會的不公和冷酷。歌曲的旋律憂鬱而傷感,充滿了孤獨和無助的情感。