“Do you ever wonder just what God requires? You think he's just an errand boy to satisfy your wandering desires.”

— Bob Dylan

Song lyrics, Slow Train Coming (1979), When You Gonna Wake Up

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American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist 1941

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