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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bob Dylan
Vocals
The Band
Performer
Robbie Robertson
Vocals
Richard Manuel
Piano
Rick Danko
Vocals
Levon Helm
Drums
Garth Hudson
Organ
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Richard Manuel
Songwriter
Bob Dylan
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bob Dylan
Producer
The Band
Producer
Rob Fraboni
Mixing Engineer
Nat Jeffrey
Mixing Engineer
Ed Anderson
Mixing Engineer
Mark Aglietti
Mixing Engineer
George Horn
Mastering Engineer
Garth Hudson
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
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 and always tell him "No"
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
It was all very painless
When you went 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?
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
We pointed you the way to go
And scratched your name in sand
Though you just thought it was nothing more
Than a place for you to stand
I want you to know that while we watched
You discovered no one would be true
That I myself was among
The ones who thought
It was just a childish thing to do
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
Writer(s): Bob Dylan, Richard Manuel
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