Comegather 'roundpeople wherever youroam
Andadmit that thewatersaround you havegrown
Andaccept it thatsoon you'll bedrenched to thebone
If yourtime to you is worthsaving
Then youbetter startswimming or you'llsink like astone
For thetimes they are achangin'
Comewriters and critics whophrophesize with yourpen
Andkeep your eyeswide thechance won't comeagain
Anddont speak toosoon for thewheels still inspin
Andtheres notelling what itsnamin'
For theloser will be later to win
For the times they are a changin'
Comemothers andfathers throughout theland
And dont criticizewhat you dont understand
Yoursons and yourdaughters arebeyond your command
Yourold road is rapidly agin'
Pleaseget out of thenew one if youcant lend ahand
For the times they are a changin'
Comesenators, Congressman pleaseheed the call
Don't stand in the doorway dont block up the hall
For he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled
Theres a battle outside and itsragin'
It'll soonshake your windows and rattle your walls
For thetimes they are a changin'
Theline it is drawn the curse it is cast
The slow one now will later be fast
As the present now will later be past
The order is rapidly fadin'
And the first one now will later be last
For the times they are a changin'
Andadmit that thewatersaround you havegrown
Andaccept it thatsoon you'll bedrenched to thebone
If yourtime to you is worthsaving
Then youbetter startswimming or you'llsink like astone
For thetimes they are achangin'
Comewriters and critics whophrophesize with yourpen
Andkeep your eyeswide thechance won't comeagain
Anddont speak toosoon for thewheels still inspin
Andtheres notelling what itsnamin'
For theloser will be later to win
For the times they are a changin'
Comemothers andfathers throughout theland
And dont criticizewhat you dont understand
Yoursons and yourdaughters arebeyond your command
Yourold road is rapidly agin'
Pleaseget out of thenew one if youcant lend ahand
For the times they are a changin'
Comesenators, Congressman pleaseheed the call
Don't stand in the doorway dont block up the hall
For he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled
Theres a battle outside and itsragin'
It'll soonshake your windows and rattle your walls
For thetimes they are a changin'
Theline it is drawn the curse it is cast
The slow one now will later be fast
As the present now will later be past
The order is rapidly fadin'
And the first one now will later be last
For the times they are a changin'