What does it mean?
The world is changing fast, and people must accept it. Dylan's song became an anthem for young people who wanted a new kind of society in the 1960s.
Key vocabulary
- a-changin'
- changing (old, informal style used in songs)
Who said it?
Bob Dylan: American singer-songwriter and Nobel laureate (born 1941). Source: The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964).