“Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won't come again
And don't speak too soon
For the wheel's still in spin
And there's no tellin' who that it's naming.’
For the loser now will be later to win”

—  Bob Dylan

Source: Song lyrics, The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964), The Times They Are A-Changin

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Song lyrics, The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964), The Times They Are A-Changin'
Context: Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won’t come again
And don’t speak too soon
For the wheel’s still in spin
And there’s no tellin’ who that it’s naming.’
For the loser now will be later to win

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