Cover art for Old Man (Live At Massey Hall 1971) by Neil Young

Old Man (Live At Massey Hall 1971)

Mar. 13, 20071 viewer

Old Man (Live At Massey Hall 1971) Lyrics

[Interlude]
Could you not do that? 'Cause the
The clicks are out of time, and it's (All right)
It makes me take my mind off of what I'm trying to do
You know?
At the end, or when something's happening
Like everybody's clapping or something
Then take the pictures, okay?
Thanks
Other words
This is a new song that I wrote about my ranch
I live on a ranch now, lucky me
I never shoulda started playing with that thing
There's this old man who lives on it that, uh
He came with the place when I bought it, you know, like
They have, um
Ranches have foremans, you know?
Usually, sorta like, stays there with the cows no matter who owns it
He's about seventy years old or something like that

[Intro]
Old man, look at my life, I'm a lot like you were
Old man, look at my life, I'm a lot like you were

[Verse 1]
Old man, look at my life
Twenty-four, and there's so much more
Live alone in a paradise
That makes me think of two
[Verse 2]
Love lost, such a cost
Give me things that don't get lost
Like a coin that won't get tossed
Rolling home to you

[Chorus]
Old man, take a look at my life, I'm a lot like you
I need someone to love me the whole day through
Ah, one look in my eyes and you can tell that's true

[Verse 3]
Lullabies, look in your eyes
Run around the same old town
Doesn't mean that much to me
To mean that much to you

[Verse 4]
I've been first and last
Look at how the time goes past
But I'm all alone at last
Rolling home to you

[Chorus]
Old man, take a look at my life, I'm a lot like you
I need someone to love me the whole day through
Ah, one look in my eyes and you can tell that's true
[Outro]
Old man, look at my life, I'm a lot like you were
Old man, look at my life, I'm a lot like you were

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