Once upon a time you dressed so fine You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you? People call, say "Beware doll, you'll finally fall You thought they were all kiddin' you You used to laugh about Everybody that was hangin' out Now, you don't talk so loud And now, you don't seem so proud About havin' to be scroungin' for your next meal How does it feel? How does it feel To be on your own Like a complete unknown Like a rollin' stone? Oh, princess on a steeple and all the pretty people They're all drinkin', thinkin' that they've got it made Exchangin' all precious gifts But you better lift your diamond ring, you better pawn it, babe You used to be so amused At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse When you ain't got nothin', you got nothin' to lose You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal How does it feel? How does it feel To be on your own With no direction home A complete unknown Like a rollin' stone? How does it feel? How does it feel To be on your own With no direction home A complete unknown Like a rollin' stone?