What Did You Do To My Life?

Album: Neil Young (1969)
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  • When we were living together
    I thought that I knew you would stay
    Still when you left me
    I tried to pretend we could make it some way

    I don't care if all of the mountains
    Turn to dust in the air
    (What did you do to my life?)
    It isn't fair that I should
    Wake up at dawn
    And not find you there
    (What did you do to my life?)

    It's hard enough losing
    Without the confusion of knowing I tried
    But you've made your mind up
    That I'll be alone now, there's nothing to hide

    I don't care if all of the mountains
    Turn to dust in the air
    (What did you do to my life?)
    It isn't fair
    That I should wake up at dawn
    And not find you there
    (What did you do to my life?)

    I don't care if all of the mountains
    Turn to dust in the air
    (What did you do to my life?)
    It isn't fair
    That I should wake up at dawn
    And not find you there
    (What did you do to my life?)

    I don't care if all of the mountains
    Turn to dust in the air
    (What did you do to my life?)
    It isn't fair
    That I should wake up at dawn
    And not find you there
    (What did you do to my life?) Writer/s: Neil Young
    Publisher: Hipgnosis Songs Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Daniele from Friuli VgExactly, it's a strange song, bordering on disturbing, but it's also full of pathos, of love, even if it's painful, perhaps wounded. Who hasn't felt or found themselves in a similar mood? It's Neil's first LP, I find it very spontaneous, at times naive, but precisely for this authenticity, I've always liked it so much. And then, the best interpreter of his lyrics/songs is Neil himself, one of the greats of great rock music who has recorded and left his mark on the lives of many of us.
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