Sign on the Cross Songtext
von Bob Dylan

Now, I try, oh so awfully strong
And I just try to be
And I know it′s an eye
But it's free

Yes, but I know in my head
That we′re all so misled
And it's that ol' sign on the cross
That worries me

Now, when I was just a bawlin′ runt
I saw what I wanted to be
And it′s all for the sake
Of that I should see
But I was lost on the land
As I heard that front door slam
And that old sign on the cross
Worries me


Well, it's that old sign on the cross
Well, it′s that old key to the kingdom
Well, it's that old sign on the cross
Like you used to be

But, when I hold my head so high
As I see my ol′ friends go by
And it's still that sign on the cross
That worries me

Well, it′s just an old sign on the cross, every day
Every night, see the sign on the cross just layin' up
On top of the hill, yes, we thought it might have
Disappeared long ago, but I'm here to tell you, friends
That I′m afraid it′s lyin' there still

Yes a little time is all you need, you might say
But I don′t know 'bout that any more, because later on
You might find a door you might want to enter
But of course the door might be closed

And I just would like to tell you one time
If I don′t see you again, that the thing is, that the sign
On the cross is the thing you might need the most


Yes, the sign on the cross
Is just a sign, oh, come back in two
Well, that sign being left in prison
And there are some in same old chantry too

Oh, when your, when your days are numbered
And your nights are long
You might think you're weak
But I mean to say you′re strong
Yes you are, if that sign on the cross
If it begins to worry you
Well, that's all right, you just sing a song
And all your troubles will pass right on through