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Grammar and rock lyrics do not mix. What makes Bob Dylan and Stevie special is the way they write and sing in all tenses. None of it is good grammar. Remember the scene in the SYW documentary where Lindsey wanted Stevie to change one of her tenses so the song made better "sense." Stevie stood her ground and she is right. You can get better emotion from some words. God forbid that rock legends start singing with perfect grammar and punctuation.
One of the best examples of this is Stevie's powerful "Nothing ever changes" During the end chorus she is heard several times saying "nothing never changes, no it doesn't. Is that a triple negative? I hope so because it sounds WONDERFUL.
Pure poets don't use spell check or have grammar teachers correct their writings.
I love Walk a thin line the way that it is.
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