Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Simon
Tenor Saxophone
Rick Danko
Bass
Richard Manuel
Piano
Garth Hudson
Organ
Levon Helm
Drums
Robbie Robertson
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Richard Manuel
Songwriter
Bob Dylan
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Band
Producer
John Simon
Producer
Andrew Sandoval
Mastering Engineer
Don Hahn
Engineer
Dan Hersch
Mastering Engineer
Tony May
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
We carried you in our arms
On Independence Day
And now you'd throw us all aside
And put us all away
Oh, what, dear daughter, 'neath the sun
Could treat a father so?
To wait upon him hand and foot
Yeah, always tell him, no
[Verse 2]
Tears of rage
Tears of grief
Why must I always be the thief?
Come to me now
You know we're so alone
And life is brief
[Verse 3]
It was all so very painless
When you ran out to receive
All that false instruction
Which we never could believe
And now the heart is filled with gold
As if it was a purse
But oh, what kind of love is this
Which goes from bad to worse?
[Verse 4]
Tears of rage
Tears of grief
Why must I always be the thief?
Come to me now
You know we're so alone
And life is brief
[Verse 5]
We pointed you the way to go
And scratched your name in sand
Though you just thought it was nothin' more
Than a place for you to stand
I want you to know
That while we watched you discover no one would be true
That I myself was one of the ones who thought
It was just a childish thing to do
[Verse 6]
Tears of rage
Tears of grief
Why must I always be the thief?
Come to me now
You know we're here so alone
And life is brief
Written by: Bob Dylan, Richard Manuel