Cover art for God Knows by Bob Dylan

God Knows

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God Knows Lyrics

[Intro]
God knows you ain’t pretty
God knows it’s true
God knows there ain’t anybody
Ever gonna take the place of you

[Verse 1]
God knows it’s a struggle
God knows it’s a crime
God knows there’s gonna be no more water
But fire next time


[Verse 2]
God don’t call it treason
God don’t call it wrong
It was supposed to last a season
But it’s been so strong for so long

[Verse 3]
God knows it’s fragile
God knows everything
God knows it could snap apart right now
Just like putting scissors to a string

[Verse 4]
God knows it’s terrifying
God sees it all unfold
There’s a million reasons for you to be crying
You been so bold and so cold
[Verse 5]
God knows that when you see it
God knows you’ve got to weep
God knows the secrets of your heart
He’ll tell them to you when you’re asleep

[Verse 6]
God knows there’s a river
God knows how to make it flow
God knows you ain’t gonna be taking
Nothing with you when you go

[Verse 7]
God knows there’s a purpose
God knows there’s a chance
God knows you can rise above the darkest hour
Of any circumstance

[Verse 8]
God knows there’s a heaven
God knows it’s out of sight
God knows we can get all the way from here to there
Even if we’ve got to walk a million miles by candlelight

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Credits
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Slide Guitar
Vocals
Engineer
Release Date
September 10, 1990
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