Lyrics Sign on the Cross - Bob Dylan, The Band

Sign on the Cross

Now, I try, oh for so awfully long
An' I just try to be
An' now, oh it’s a gold mine
But it’s free
Yes, but I know in my head
That we’re all so misled
And it’s that old sign on the cross
That worries me
Now, when I was just a bawlin' lad
I saw what I wanted to be
An' 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 used to be
But, when I hold my head so high
As I see my old friends go by
An' it’s still that sign on the cross
That worries me
Well, it seems to be the 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, just a little time is all you need, you might say
But I don’t know 'bout that any more
Because the bird is here and you might want to enter it
But, of course, the door might be closed
But 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 sign you might need the most
Well the sign on the cross
Is just a sign (??) too
Well, there is some in every prison
And there is some in the penitentiary, 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 because sing a song
And all your troubles will pass right on through