“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)

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