[Verse 1: Patterson Hood]
Once upon a time you dressed so fine
Threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to 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
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging around for your next meal

How does it feel?
How does it feel?
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

[Verse 2: Shonna Tucker]
You've gone to the finest schools, all right
Mister Lonely, don't you know you only used to get juiced in it?
Nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street
And now you gonna have to just get used to it

You said you'd never compromise
With the mystery tramp but now you realize
He's not selling any alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And say, "Do you wanna make a deal?"
How does it feel?
How does it feel?
To be on your own
No direction home
A complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

[Verse 3: Jason Isbell]
Oh, you never turned around to see the frowns
On the jugglers and the clowns when they all did tricks for you
You never understood that it ain't no good
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you

You used to ride on a chrome horse with your diplomat
Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat
Ain't it hard when you discover that
He really wasn't where it's at?
After he took from you everything he could steal

How does it feel?
How does it feel?
Yeah, to be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Just like a rolling stone?
[Verse 4: Mike Cooley]
Oh, princess on the steeple and all the pretty people
They're all drinkin', thinkin' they got, got it made
Exchanging all precious gifts but you better take your diamond ring
You better, 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 nothing you got nothing 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
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
Just like a rolling stone?
Like a rolling stone?