I don't know if this one works particularly well on the page, but to me it is striking for the refrain. For one thing, the repeated line comes in the penultimate line of each verse/stanza instead of being the last line. (Is there a term for that? Are there poems that do this as well?). For another, it's a song in which Dylan's unique singing brings so much to the table, since on the album he phrases the refrain somewhat differently each time he comes to it, bringing a different attitude, from sadness to indignation, whenever he says it. One of Dylan's many strengths is his ability to use refrains in ways that build and change throughout the song, not just as a musical bridge or pure repetition.
Standing In The Doorway
I’m walking through the summer nights
Jukebox playing low
Yesterday everything was going too fast
Today, it’s moving too slow
....I got no place left to turn
....I got nothing left to burn
Don’t know if I saw you, if I would kiss you or kill you
It probably wouldn’t matter to you anyhow
You left me standing in the doorway, crying
I got nothing to go back to now
The light in this place is so bad
Making me sick in the head
All the laughter is just making me sad
The stars have turned cherry red
....I’m strumming on my gay guitar
....Smoking a cheap cigar
The ghost of our old love has not gone away
Don’t look like it will anytime soon
You left me standing in the doorway crying
Under the midnight moon
Maybe they’ll get me and maybe they won’t
But not tonight and it won’t be here
There are things I could say but I don’t
I know the mercy of God must be near
.... I’ve been riding the midnight train
....Got ice water in my veins
I would be crazy if I took you back
It would go up against every rule
You left me standing in the doorway, crying
Suffering like a fool
When the last rays of daylight go down
Buddy, you’ll roll no more
I can hear the church bells ringing in the yard
I wonder who they’re ringing for
.... I know I can’t win
....But my heart just won’t give in
Last night I danced with a stranger
But she just reminded me you were the one
You left me standing in the doorway crying
In the dark land of the sun
I’ll eat when I’m hungry, drink when I’m dry
And live my life on the square
And even if the flesh falls off of my face
I know someone will be there to care
....It always means so much
....Even the softest touch
I see nothing to be gained by any explanation
There are no words that need to be said
You left me standing in the doorway crying
Blues wrapped around my head
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