For The Turnstiles

Album: On The Beach (1974)
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  • All the sailors with their seasick mamas
    Hear the sirens on the shore
    Singin' songs for pimps with tailors
    Who charge ten dollars at the door

    You can really learn a lot that way
    It will change you in the middle of the day
    Though your confidence may be shattered
    It doesn't matter

    All the great explorers
    Are now in granite laid
    Under white sheets for the great unveiling
    At the big parade

    You can really learn a lot that way
    It will change you in the middle of the day
    Though your confidence may be shattered
    It doesn't matter

    All the bush league batters
    Are left to die on the diamond
    In the stands the home crowd scatters
    For the turnstiles
    For the turnstiles
    For the turnstiles Writer/s: Neil Young
    Publisher: Hipgnosis Songs Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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