Southern change gonna come at last! Now your crosses are burning fast, Southern Man.
NEIL YOUNGSouthern change gonna come at last! Now your crosses are burning fast, Southern Man.
NEIL YOUNGHard working people stopping for a drink on the way to work.
NEIL YOUNGI’ve seen the needle And the damage done A little part of it in everyone But every junkie’s Like a settin’ sun.
NEIL YOUNGAll these people talking about morality should just take a walk downtown. They don’t want to go downtown because instantly they see homeless people and they don’t want to.
NEIL YOUNGI never knew a man could tell so many lies, he had a different story for every set of eyes. How can he remember who he’s talking to?
NEIL YOUNGWith a lot of songs on this record, one verse doesn’t relate to the next verse. I don’t think that one day really relates to the next day in life.
NEIL YOUNGEverything is minimal, and if it’s over, it’s over. We’re abrupt with things: in and out. Especially if it’s an overdub – it’s gone. It does something that’s not real.
NEIL YOUNGIt is better to burn out then fade away
NEIL YOUNGPossessions and concessions are not often what they seem, they drag you down and load you down in disguise of security.
NEIL YOUNGYou have to be ready to give everything you have, and you have to make sure you’ve really got a lot to give. Because if … you’re not ready to give everything you have, … then you’re nothin’.
NEIL YOUNGI am succeeding because people are talking about how they would do it better.
NEIL YOUNGIt’s a blue album, but it’s not a blues album. I’m not pretending all of a sudden now I’m blues.
NEIL YOUNGAn idea discovered is much better possessed.
NEIL YOUNGWelfare mothers make better lovers.
NEIL YOUNGEverybody seems to wonder what it’s like down here. I gotta get away from this day-to-day running around. Everybody knows this is nowhere.
NEIL YOUNGLearning from other people is what music is all about.
NEIL YOUNG