Album: Are You Passionate? (2001)

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• I know I said I love you
  I know you know it's true
  I've got to put the phone down
  And do what we got to do
  One's standing in the aisleway
  Two more at the door
  We've got to get inside there
  Before they kill
  
  Time is running out, let's roll
  
  No time for indecision
  We've got to make a move
  I hope that we're forgiven
  For what we got to
  How this all got started
  I'll never understand
  I hope someone can fly this thing
  And get us back to land
  
  Time is running out, let's roll
  
  No one has the answer
  But one thing is true
  You've got to turn on evil
  When it's coming after you
  You've got to face it down
  And when it tries to hide
  You've got to go in after it
  And never be denied
  Time is running out, let's roll
  
  Let's roll for freedom
  Let's roll for love
  We're going after Satan
  On the wings of a dove
  Let's roll for justice
  Let's roll for truth
  Let's not let our children
  Grow up fearful in their youth
  
  Time is running out, let's roll Writer/s: Neil Young
  Publisher: Hipgnosis Songs Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 13

• Fred from Laurel, MdGreat song, indeed! I never expected this level of courage from Neil, but he clearly has it. Let us always remember the brave of our country? Let us always BE the brave of our country! That's what this song says so forcefully. "You got to turn on evil when it's comin' after you / You got to face it down, and when it tries to hide / You got to go in after it and never be denied." * * * * To that list of 'best songs written about 9/11,' I would add "There Are No Words" by Kitty Donohoe.
• Scott from Boston, MaThis song's available on iTunes now, so a lot more people can buy it.
• Larry from Winchester, CaHello,
  Anybody Out There?
  Larry Haertling
• Larry from Winchester, CaI Think you sould ALL watch Mystries of 911 at let'sroll911.org! And then coment on this song!
  Larry Haertling
  
• Ron from Bentonville, ArWow, I have an mp3 of this, I feel privileged!
• Ekristheh from Halath, United StatesActually, Beamer didn't say "let's roll..." he said "roll it!" meaning a coffee cart they were going to use. More at wikipedia. But like many military and law enforcement officers, he was fond of the phrase and people who knew him said he used "let's roll" for "let's go".
• Stefanie from Rock Hill, ScThere is a classic rock station wher I live, but it probably didn't play it. That station on a scale of 1 to 10, has a 0 in the variety department.
• Stefanie from Rock Hill, ScI have listened to free-form stations before. There aren't any where I live though. I definitely wasn't listening to a free-form station at that time.
• Ekristheh from Halath, United StatesPop stations in central Indiana played this fairly often when it came out.
• Pat from Las Vegas, NvThis song, along with Bruce Springsteen's "The Rising," are the best ones written about 9/11. Todd Beamer and his fellow passengers were heroes, without a doubt.
  
  Stefanie, you probably wouldn't have heard the song unless you listened to a "free form," "adult rock," or "classic rock" station. Pop stations didn't play it.
• Leon from Waterbury, CtA very good song...I do recall hearing it many times on the radio, especially some classic rock stations.
• Stefanie Magura from Rock Hill, ScIf the song was played a lot on the radio, then i never heard it.
• Andrew from Springfield, MoGreat song, I love it. Let us always remember the brave of our country.

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