Political World Lyrics - Oh Mercy - Bob Dylan

We live in a political world 

Where love don't have any place 

Were living in times where men commit crimes 

And crime don't have a face 

We live in a political world 

Icicles hangin' down 

Wedding bells ring and angels sing 

And clouds cover up the ground 

We live in a political world 

Wisdom is thrown into jail 

It rots in a cell misguided as hell 

Leaving no one to pick up the trail 

We live in a political world 

Where mercy walks the plank 

Life is in mirrors, death disappears 

Up the steps into the nearest bank 

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We live in a political world 

Courage is a thing of the past 

The houses are haunted, children aren't wanted 

Your next day could be your last 

We live in a political world 

The one we can see and feel 

But there's no one to check, it's all a stacked deck 

We all know for sure that it's real 

We live in a political world 

The cities are a lonesome fear 

Little by little, you turn in the middle 

But you're never sure why you're here 

We live in a political world 

Under the microscope 

You could travel anywhere and hang yourself there 

You've always got more than enough rope 

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We live in a political world 

Turning and a-thrashing about 

As soon as you're awake, you're trained to take 

What looks like the easy way out 

We live in a political world 

Where peace is not welcome at all 

It's turned away from the door to wander some more 

Or put up against the wall 

We live in a political world 

Every thing's hers and his 

Climb into the flame and shout God's name 

But you're not even sure what it is