Neil Young: Trending quotes (page 3)

“I've seen the needle and the damage done.
A little part of it in everyone.
But every junkie's like a settin' sun.”

Neil Young

The Needle and the Damage Done
Song lyrics, Harvest (1972)

Sun , Parting

“You take my hand,
I'll take your hand
Together we may get away
This much madness is too much sorrow
It's impossible to make it today.”

Neil Young

Down by the River
Song lyrics, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969)

Madness

“The king is gone
But he's not forgotten.
This is the story
Of a Johnny Rotten
It's better to burn out
Than it is to rust.
The king is gone
But he's not forgotten.”

Neil Young

Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
Song lyrics, Rust Never Sleeps (1978)

“Did you see them in the river?
They were there to wave to you.
Could you tell that the empty quiver,
Brown skinned Indian on the banks
That were crowded and narrow,
Held a broken arrow?”

Neil Young

Broken Arrow, from Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
Song lyrics, With Buffalo Springfield

“If you guarantee the postage, I'll mail you back the key.”

Neil Young

The Last Trip to Tulsa
Song lyrics, With Crosby, Stills & Nash

“I never believed in much,
But I believed in you.”

Neil Young

From Hank to Hendrix
Song lyrics, Harvest Moon (1992)

“When I was a younger man,
Got lucky with a rock 'n' roll band,
Struck gold in Hollywood,
All the time I knew I would
Get back to the country,
Back where it all began.
Get back to the country,
Back in the barn again.”

Neil Young

Get Back To The Country
Song lyrics, Old Ways (1985)

Time , Country

“You're all just pissin' in the wind,
You don't know it but you are.”

Neil Young

Ambulance Blues
Song lyrics, On the Beach (1974)

“Live music is better! Bumper stickers should be issued!”

Neil Young

Union Man
Song lyrics, Hawks & Doves (1980)

Music

“I've been flyin' down the road,
And I've been starvin' to be alone,
Independent from the scene that I've known.”

Neil Young

Albuquerque
Song lyrics, Tonight's the Night (1975)

“I gave to you, now, you give to me
I'd like to know what you learned.
The sky is blue and so is the sea
What is the color, when black is burned?”

Neil Young

I Am a Child, from Last Time Around (1968)
Song lyrics, With Buffalo Springfield

Color , Learning , Sea

“Well, all those people, they think they've got it made,
But I wouldn't buy, sell, borrow or trade
Anything I have to be like one of them.
I'd rather start all over again.”

Neil Young

Motion Pictures
Song lyrics, On the Beach (1974)

People , Thinking

“I guess I'll call it sickness gone,
It's hard to say the meaning of this song.”

Neil Young

Ambulance Blues, referring to the drug related death of bandmate Danny Whitten
Song lyrics, On the Beach (1974)

“And we'll be watching you
No matter what you do
And you can do your part
By watchin' others too.”

Neil Young

Leave the Driving
Song lyrics, Greendale (2003)

Parting

“Well, I hear that Laurel Canyon is full of famous stars,
But I hate them worse than lepers and I'll kill them in their cars.”

Neil Young

Revolution Blues
Song lyrics, On the Beach (1974)

Hate , Cars , Star

“My my, hey hey
Rock and roll is here to stay.
It's better to burn out
Than to fade away.
My my, hey hey.”

Neil Young

Hey Hey, My My, written with Jeff Blackburn; quoted by Kurt Cobain in his suicide note.
Song lyrics, Rust Never Sleeps (1978)

“Will I see you give
More than I can take?
Will I only harvest some?
As the days fly past
Will we lose our grasp
Or fuse it in the sun?Did she wake you up
To tell you that
It was only a change of plan?
Dream up, dream up,
Let me fill your cup
With the promise of a man.”

Neil Young

Harvest
Song lyrics, Harvest (1972)

Dreams , Change , Sun , Past

“I was lying in a burned out basement
With the full moon in my eyes.
I was hoping for replacement
When the sun burst through the sky.
There was a band playing in my head
And I felt like getting high.
I was thinking about what a
Friend had said
I was hoping it was a lie.”

Neil Young

After the Gold Rush
Song lyrics, After the Gold Rush (1970)

Lie , Hope , Lying , Thinking

“Where the eagle glides ascending
There's an ancient river bending
Through the timeless gorge of changes
Where sleeplessness awaits.”

Neil Young

Thrasher
Song lyrics, Rust Never Sleeps (1978)

Change

“Need distraction
Need romance and candlelight
Need random violence
Need entertainment tonight
Need the evidence
Want the testimony of
Expert witnesses
On the brutal crimes of love.”

Neil Young

I'm the Ocean
Song lyrics, Mirror Ball (1995)

Love