The Times they are a Changin'

Come gather 'round people Wherever you roam.

And admit that the waters around you have grown

And accept it that soon you'll be drenched to the bone

If your time to you is worth savin'

And you better start swimmin'

Or you'll sink like a stone

For the times they are a-changin'

Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen

And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again

And don't speak too soon while the wheel's still in spin

cause there's no tellin' who that it's namin'

For the loser now Will be later to win

For the times they are a-changin'

Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call.

Don't stand in the doorway, Don't block up the hall

For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled

The battle outside ragin'

Will shake all your windows And rattle your bones

For the times they are a-changin'

Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land

And don't criticize What you can't understand

Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command

Your old road is rapidly aging

So Please get out of the new one

If you can't lend your hand

For the times they are a-changin'