On The Beach

Album: On The Beach (1974)
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  • World is turnin'
    I hope it don't turn away
    The world is turnin'
    I hope it don't turn away

    All my pictures are fallin'
    From the wall where I placed them yesterday
    World is turnin'
    I hope it don't turn away

    I need a crowd of people, but I can't face them day to day
    I need a crowd of people, but I can't face them day to day
    Though my problems are meaningless, that don't make them go away
    I need a crowd of people, but I can't face them day to day

    I went to the radio interview, but I ended up alone at the microphone
    I went to the radio interview, but I ended up alone at the microphone
    Now I'm livin' out here on the beach, but those seagulls are still out of reach
    Went to the radio interview, but I ended up alone at the microphone

    Get out of town, think I'll get out of town
    Get out of town, think I'll get out of town
    I head for the sticks with my bus and friends
    I follow the road, though I don't know where it ends
    Get out of town, get out of town, think I'll get out of town

    'Cause the world is turnin'
    I don't want to see it turn away Writer/s: Neil Young
    Publisher: Hipgnosis Songs Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Gabor from Szekesfehervar, HungaryI love this song!
  • Beagle from Bilbao"I need a crowd of people," Young laments, "but I can't face them day to day."
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