Computer Age

Album: Trans (1982)
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  • Cars and trucks
    Fly by me on the corner
    But I'm alright
    Standin' proud before the signal
    When I see the light
    I know I'm more than just a number
    And I stand by you
    Or else we just don't see the others
    Computer age, computer age, computer age

    Bikes and vans
    Fly by me on the desert
    But I'm alright
    Standing out here in the hot sun
    When I see the light
    I feel like more than just a number
    And I stand by you
    Or else we just don't see the others
    Computer age, computer age, computer age

    Precious metal lines
    Molded into highways
    Running through me
    So microscopically
    Days and nights
    Weeks and months and seasons
    Rolling through me
    So chronologically

    I need you
    To let me know that there's a heartbeat
    Let it pound and pound
    And I'll be flying like a free bird
    And you need me
    Like ugly needs a mirror
    And day by day
    This horizon's getting clearer
    Computer age, computer age, computer age Writer/s: Neil Young
    Publisher: Hipgnosis Songs Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Cliff from Oakdale, NyThe other vocalist on this song is Nils Lofgren, he has been quoted as saying he loves working with Neil Young and had the best time of his life touring with Neil for the album Trans.
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