My Back Pages / B.J. Blues / Baby What You Want Me to Do (Alternate Version)

Crimson flames tied through my ears

Throwin' high and mighty traps

Countless fire and flaming road

Using ideas as my maps

"We'll meet on edges, soon," said I

Proud 'neath heated brow

Ah, but I was so much older then

I'm younger than that now

Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth

"Rip down all hate," I screamed

Lies that life is black and white

Spoke from my skull. I dreamed

Romantic flanks of musketeers

Foundation deep, somehow

Ah, but I was so much older then

I'm younger than that now

In a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand

At the mongrel dogs who teach

Fearing not I'd become my enemy

In the instant that I preach

My pathway led by confusion boats

Mutiny from stern to bow

Ah, but I was so much older then

I'm younger than that now

Ah, but I was so much older then

I'm younger than that now

My guard stood hard when abstract threats

Too noble to neglect

Deceived me into thinking

I had something to protect

Good and bad, I define these terms

Quite clear, no doubt, somehow

Ah, but I was so much older then

I'm younger than that now

You got me runnin', you got me hidin'

You got me run hide, hide run

Anyway you want baby, oh yeah yeah yeah

You got me doin' what you want me

Baby what you want me to do

I'm goin' up, I'm goin' down

I'm goin' up down, down up

Anyway you want

You got me seekin', you got me hidin'

You got me seek hide, hide seek

Anyway you want