Once upon a time you dressed so fine Threw bums a dime in your prime, didn't you? People called said beware doll, you're bound to fall You thought they were all kidding you You used to laugh about People who were hanging out Now you don't talk so loud Now you don't seem so proud About having to be scrounging your next meal How does it feel, how does it feel? To be on your own, without a home Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone You've gone to the finest schools, alright miss lonely But you know you only used to get juiced in it Nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street And now you're gonna have to get used to it You say you never compromise With the mystery tramp, but now you realize He's not selling any alibies As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes And say do you want to make a deal? How does it feel, how does it feel? To be on your own, without a home Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone Oh, you never turned around to see the frowns On the jumpers and the clowns when they did their tricks for you You never understood that it ain't no good You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you You used to ride on your chrome horse with your diplomat Who carried on his shoulder a siamese cat Ain't it hard when you discovered that He really wasn't where it's at After he took from you everything he could steal How does it feel, how does it feel? To be on your own, without a home Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone Princess on a steeple and all the pretty people They're all drinking, thinking that they've got it made Exchanging all precious gifts You better take your diamond ring, you better pawn it babe You used to be so amused At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used Go to him he calls you, you can't refuse When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to loose You're invisible now, you've got not secret to conceal How does it feel, how does it feel? To be on your own, without a home Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone