Exploring Bob Dylan’s "Tomorrow Is A Long Time"--A Love Song

March 06, 2025 00:03:06
Exploring Bob Dylan’s "Tomorrow Is A Long Time"--A Love Song
Heart Banter by David Gittlin
Exploring Bob Dylan’s "Tomorrow Is A Long Time"--A Love Song

Mar 06 2025 | 00:03:06

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Bob Dylan recorded the first version of “Tomorrow Is A Long Time” in 1962. He didn’t release it until 1971 on his “Greatest Hits Album.” Oddly, Ian and Sylvia were the first recording artists to release the song in 1963 on their album “Four Strong Winds.”

The song is about longing for a loved one, specifically Suze Rotolo, who Dylan dated from 1961 to 1964. It is widely believed that another Dylan song, “Girl From The North Country,” is also about Rotolo.

Here’s my cover.

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[00:00:09] If today was not an endless highway if tonight was not a crooked trail if tomorrow wasn't such a long time Then lonesome would mean nothing to me at all yes, and only if my own true love Was with me yeah and I could hear her heart softly pounding Only if she was lying by me Then I'd lie in my bed once again there's beauty in the silver singing river there's beauty in the sunrise in the sky but none of these and nothing else can match the beauty that I remember in my true love's eyes yet only if she's waiting and I could hear Heart softly pounding Only if she was lying by me I Lying in my bed once again I can't see my reflection in the waters I can't hear the sounds that know no pain I can't hear the echo of my footsteps can't remember the sound of my own name yes, and only if My own true love was waiting Yet I could hear her heart softly pounding Only if she was alive by me and I'd lie in my bed once again.

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