became nauseated. she was walking down the hallway while the walls deteriorated. east of the jordan
hard as the rock of gibraltar
i see the burning of the page
curtain risin' on a new age
see the groom still waitin' at the altar. try to be pure at heart
they arrest you for robbery
mistake your shyness for aloofness
your silence for snobbery
got the message this morning
the one that was sent to me
about the madness of becomin' what one was never meant to be. west of the jordan
east of the rock of gibraltar
i see the burning of the stage
curtain risin' on a new age
see the groom still waitin' at the altar. don't know what i can say about claudette that wouldn't come back to haunt me
finally had to give her up 'bout the time she began to want me. but i know god has mercy on them who are slandered and humiliated. i'd a-done anything for that woman if she didn't make me feel so obligated. west of the jordan
west of the rock of gibraltar
i see the burning of the cage
curtain risin' on a new stage
see the groom still waitin' at the altar. put your hand on my head
baby
do i have a temperature?
i see people who are supposed to know better standin' around like furniture. there's a wall between you and what you want and you got to leap it
tonight you got the power to take it
tomorrow you won't have the power to
keep it. west of the jordan
east of the rock of gibraltar
i see the burning of the stage
curtain risin' on a new age
see the groom still waitin' at the altar. cities on fire
phones out of order
they're killing nuns and soldiers
there's fighting on the border. what can i say about claudette?
ain't seen her since january
she could be respectably married or running a whorehouse in buenos aires. west of the jordan
west of the rock of gibraltar
i see the burning of the stage
curtain risin' on a new age
see the groom still waitin' at the altar.
Lyric Context: the groom's still waiting at the altar - bob dylan