Up To Me Lyrics

The song Up To Me is performed by Bob Dylan in the album named Biograph in the year 2002 .



Everything went from bad to worse
Money never changed a thing
Death kept followin, trackin' us down
At least I heard your bluebird sing

Now somebody's got to show their hand
Time is an enemy
I know you're long gone
I guess it must be up to me

If I'd thought about it, I never would've done it
I guess I would've let it slide
If I'd paid attention to what others were thinkin'
The heart inside me would've died

But I was just too stubborn
To ever be governed by enforced insanity
Someone had to reach for the risin' star
I guess it was up to me

Now, the Union Central is pullin' out
The orchids are in bloom
I've only got me one good shirt left
And it smells of stale perfume

In fourteen months I've only smiled once
And I didn't do it consciously
Somebody's got to find your trail
I guess it's gonna be up to me

It was like a revelation
When you betrayed me with your touch
I'd just about convinced myself
Nothin' had changed that much

The old rounder in the iron mask
He slipped me the master key
Somebody had to unlock your heart
He said it was up to me

Now, I watched you slowly disappear
Down into the officers club
I would've followed you in the door
But I didn't have a ticket stub

So I waited all night till the break of day
Hopin' one of us could get free
Oh, when the dawn came over the river bridge
I knew it was up to me

The only decent thing I did
When I worked as a postal clerk
Was to haul your picture down off the wall
Near the cage where I used to work

Was I a fool or not
To protect your real identity?
You looked a little burned out, my friend
I thought it might be up to me

I met somebody face to face
I had to remove my hat
She's everything I need and love
But I can't be swayed by that

It frightens me, the awful truth
Of how sweet life can be
But she ain't gonna make a move
I guess it must be up to me

Now we heard the sermon on the mount
And I knew it was too complex
It didn't amount to anything more than
What the broken gla*s reflects

When you bite off more than you can chew
You gotta pay the penalty
Somebody's got to tell the tale
I guess it must be up to me

Dupree came in pimpin' tonight
To 'The Thunderbird Cafe'
Crystal wanted to talk to him
I had to look the other way

Now, I just can't rest without your love
I need your company
You ain't gonna cross the line
I guess it must be up to me

There's a note left in the bottle
You can give it to Estelle
She's the one you been wonderin' about
But there's really nothin' much to tell

We both heard voices for a while
Now the rest is history
Somebody's got to cry some tears
I guess it must be up to me

So go on, boys, play your hands
Life is a pantomime
The ringleaders from the county seat
Say,"You don't have all that much time"

And the girl with me behind the shades
She ain't my property
One of us has gotta hit the road
I guess it must be up to me

If we never meet again
Baby, remember me
How my lone guitar played sweet for you
That old time melody

And the harmonica around my neck
I blew it for you, free
No one else could play that tune
Ya know it was up to me



Bob Dylan - Biograph

Aug 2002

  1. Lay, Lady, Lay
  2. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
  3. If Not For You
  4. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
  5. I'll Keep It With Mine
  6. The Times They Are A-Changin'
  7. Blowin' In The Wind
  8. Masters Of War
  9. Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
  10. Percy's Song
  11. Mixed-Up Confusion (Single Version)
  12. Tombstone Blues
  13. Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar
  14. Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine
  15. Like A Rolling Stone
  16. Lay Down Your Weary Tune
  17. Subterranean Homesick Blues
  18. I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) (Live)
  19. Visions Of Johanna (Live)
  20. Every Grain Of Sand
  21. Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
  22. Mr. Tambourine Man
  23. Dear Landlord
  24. It Ain't Me, Babe
  25. You Angel You
  26. Million Dollar Bash
  27. To Ramona
  28. You're A Big Girl Now
  29. Abandoned Love
  30. Tangled Up In Blue
  31. It'S All Over Now, Baby Blue (Live)
  32. Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (Single Version)
  33. Positively 4th Street (Single Version)
  34. Isis (Live)
  35. Jet Pilot
  36. Caribbean Wind
  37. Up To Me
  38. Baby, I'm In The Mood For You
  39. I Wanna Be Your Lover
  40. I Want You
  41. Heart Of Mine (Live)
  42. On A Night Like This
  43. Just Like A Woman
  44. Romance In Durango (Live)
  45. Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)
  46. Gotta Serve Somebody
  47. I Believe In You
  48. Time Passes Slowly
  49. I Shall Be Released
  50. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
  51. All Along The Watchtower
  52. Solid Rock
  53. Forever Young

Up To Me