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Part of the track's magic is how easily it adapts to different genres.

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Dylan wrote the track specifically for a heartbreaking scene where a lawman, played by Slim Pickens, is shot and slowly bleeds to death by a river. According to screenwriter Rudy Wurlitzer, Dylan scrawled the lyrics on an airplane the night before the scene was shot. 🎸 The Beauty of Simplicity Part of the track's magic is how easily

Clapton gave it a laid-back, rhythmic groove. According to screenwriter Rudy Wurlitzer, Dylan scrawled the

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A slow, acoustic, gospel-infused folk lament.

The song acts as a lyrical mirror. It forces the listener to face the ultimate equalizer: the end of the line. Whether it is a dying sheriff taking off his badge or a rock star shouting into the void, everyone eventually ends up knockin' on that very same door.