[Verse 1]
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're bound to fall"
You thought they were all kidding you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hanging out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging for your next meal

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

[Verse 2]
You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely
But you know you only used to get juiced in it
Nobody's ever taught you how to live on the street
And now you’re gonna have to get used to it
You said you'd never compromise
With the mystery tramp, but now you realize
She's not selling any alibis
As you stare in the vacuum of her eyes
And ask, “Do you want to make a deal?"

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

[Verse 3]
Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people
Drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made
Exchangin' precious gifts and things
You better take your diamond ring and 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 got nothing, you got nothing to lose
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal

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