Song lyrics Ain't talkin' by Bob Dylan

As I walked out tonight in the mystic garden
The wounded flowers were dangling from the vine
I was passing by yon cool crystal fountain
Someone hit me from behind

Ainīt talking, just walking
Through this weary world of woe
Heart burning, still yearning
No one on earth would ever know

They say prayer has the power to heal
So pray for me, mother
In the human heart an evil spirit can dwell
I am trying to love my neighbor and do good unto others
But oh, mother, things ainīt going well

Ainīt talking, just walking
Iīll burn that bridge before you can cross
Heart burning, still yearning
Thereīll be no mercy for you once youīve lost

Now Iīm all worn down by weeping
My eyes are filled with tears, my lips are dry
If I catch my opponents ever sleeping
Iīll just slaughter them where they lie

Ainīt talking, just walking
Through the world mysterious and vague
Heart burning, still yearning
Walking through the cities of the plague.

Well, the whole world is filled with speculation
The whole wide world which people say is round
They will tear your mind away from contemplation
They will jump on your misfortune when youīre down

Ainīt talking, just walking
Eating hog eyed grease in a hog eyed town.
Heart burning, still yearning
Some day youīll be glad to have me around.

They will crush you with wealth and power
Every waking moment you could crack
Iīll make the most of one last extra hour
Iīll revenge my fatherīs death then Iīll step back

Ainīt talking, just walking
Hand me down my walking cane.
Heart burning, still yearning
Got to get you out of my miserable brain.

All my loyal and my much-loved companions
They approve of me and share my code
I practice a faith thatīs been long abandoned
Ainīt no altars on this long and lonesome road

Ainīt talking, just walking
My mule is sick, my horse is blind.
Heart burning, still yearning
Thinking about that girl I left behind.

Well, itīs bright in the heavens and the wheels are flying
Fame and honor never seem to fade
The fire gone out but the light is never dying
Who says I canīt get heavenly aid?

Ainīt talking, just walking
Carrying a dead manīs shield
Heart burning, still yearning
Walking with an ache in my heel

The suffering is unending
Every nook and cranny has its tears
Iīm not playing, Iīm not pretending
Iīm not nursing any superfluous fears

Ainīt talking, just walking
Walking ever since the other night.
Heart burning, still yearning
Walking until Iīm clean out of sight.

As I walked out in the mystic garden
On a hot summer day, a hot summer lawn
Excuse me, maīam, I beg your pardon
Thereīs no one here, the gardener is gone

Ainīt talking, just walking
Up the road, around the bend.
Heart burning, still yearning
In the last outback at the worldīs end.