[Instrumental Intro]
\n[Slow Blues-Rock Guitar Riff, Deep Bass, Drums, Hammond Organ; Gradually Building]<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nStarted at the top
\nDidn’t think we’d move
\nJust a little push
\nJust a little groove<\/p>\n
Gravity was waiting
\nPatient as can be
\nOne little nudge
\nAnd suddenly…<\/p>\n
We’re moving faster
\nDown the line
\nPicking up momentum
\nOne step at a time<\/p>\n
What looked so small
\nAt the start of the ride
\nHas become something
\nYou can’t push aside<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nRound and round
\nDown we go
\nFaster now
\nThan we know<\/p>\n
What begins
\nAs all alone
\nCan become
\nA force of its own<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nGonna hit ya…
\n(Like a rolling stone)
\nYa…
\n(Too late to moan)<\/p>\n
Yes, indeed…
\n(As it gathers speed)
\nThe momentum…
\n(Is really somethin’)<\/p>\n
Roll…
\n(Roll, baby, roll)
\nStill…
\n(Rolling down the hill)<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nAll that energy
\nWaiting on high
\nStored in the scenery
\nUnder the sky<\/p>\n
Then gravity says
\n“Let it go”
\nAnd suddenly
\nWatch ‘er flow<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nRound and round
\nDown we go
\nFaster now
\nThan we know<\/p>\n
Mass in motion
\nChanges things
\nMomentum has
\nIts own set of wings<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nGonna hit ya…
\n(Like a rolling stone)
\nYa…
\n(Too late to moan)<\/p>\n
Yes, indeed…
\n(As it gathers speed)
\nThe momentum…
\n(Is really somethin’)<\/p>\n
Roll…
\n(Roll, baby, roll)
\nStill…
\n(Rolling down the hill)<\/p>\n
[Instrumental Break]
\n[Electric Guitar and Hammond Organ Trade Short Bluesy Phrases; Bass Locks Into a Driving Repeating Pattern]<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\n… falling
\n(A moving mass)
\nCalling…
\n(Better move out fast)<\/p>\n
While the choices last…<\/p>\n
And when the time
\nGets smaller and smaller
\nIt’s time you’ll find…
\nThe pitfalls of “taller”<\/p>\n
[Spoken]
\nMass times velocity.
\n(Oh the simplicity)<\/p>\n
Of course…
\n(An enormous force)<\/p>\n
[Breakdown]
\n[Music Drops to Bass and Sparse Drums]<\/p>\n
Gonna hit ya…<\/p>\n
[Whisper]<\/p>\n
Like a rolling stone.<\/p>\n
[Pause]<\/p>\n
You saw it coming…<\/p>\n
[Response]<\/p>\n
You’re not along<\/p>\n
[Pause]<\/p>\n
But once it starts…<\/p>\n
[Low Response]<\/p>\n
It’s moving.<\/p>\n
[Build]
\n[Drums and Guitar Gradually Return]<\/p>\n
One stone…<\/p>\n
(Grooving)<\/p>\n
Rock…<\/p>\n
(Moving)<\/p>\n
Rock…<\/p>\n
(Proving)<\/p>\n
A new grooving.<\/p>\n
[Final Refrain]
\nGonna hit ya…
\n(Like a rolling stone)
\nYa…
\n(Too late to moan)<\/p>\n
Yes, indeed…
\n(As it gathers speed)
\nThe momentum…
\n(Is really somethin’)<\/p>\n
Roll…
\n(Roll, baby, roll)
\nStill…
\n(Rolling down the hill)<\/p>\n
[Final Hit]<\/p>\n
ROLL!<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\n[Slow Guitar Riff; Bass and Hammond Fade]<\/p>\n
Roll, baby, roll…<\/p>\n
Still rolling down the hill…<\/p>\n
Like a rolling stone.<\/p>\n
(Loss of freewill?)<\/p>\n