Lyrics When You Awake (Live) - Bob Dylan & The Band

Ollie told me that I'm a fool
So I walked on down the road a mile
Then went to the house that brings a smile
Sat upon my grandpa's knee
And what do you think he said to me?
When you awake you will remember everything
You will be hangin' on a string
When you believe, you will relieve the only soul
That you were born with to grow old and never know
Ollie showed me the fork in the road
You sure can take to the left or go straight to the right
Save your days and use your nights
Be careful where you step, and watch what you eat
Sleep with the light on and you've got it beat
When you awake you will remember everything
You will be hangin' on a string, yeah
When you believe, you will relieve the only soul
That you were born with to grow old and never know
Ollie told me it's a mean old world
The streets don't greet you, yes, it's true
But what am I supposed to do
Read the writing on the walls
I heard it when I was very small
When you awake you will remember everything
You will be hangin' on a string, and
When you believe, you will relieve the only soul
That you were born with to grow old and never know, no, no
Wash my hand in lye water, got a date with the captains daughter
You can go and tell your brother, we sure gonna
Love one another, oh! It's okay, it's alright, yeah, yeah
You may be right and you might be wrong
No, I won't worry all night long
Snow's gonna come and the frost gonna bite
My old car froze up last night
Ain't no reason to hang my head
So I could wake up in the mornin' dead
If I thought it would do any good
I'd stand on the rock where Moses stood