Neil Young - Thrasher Lyrics
They were hiding behind hay bales,They were planting in the full moonThey had given all they had for something newBut the light of day was on them,They could see the thrashers comingAnd the water shone like diamonds in the dew.And I was just getting up, hit the road before its lightTrying to catch an hour on the sunWhen I saw those thrashers rolling by,Looking more than two lanes wideI was feelin like my day had just begun.Where the eagle glides ascendingTheres an ancient river bendingDown the timeless gorge of changesWhere sleeplessness awaitsI searched out my companions,Who were lost in crystal canyonsWhen the aimless blade of scienceSlashed the pearly gates.It was then I knew Id had enough,Burned my credit card for fuelHeaded out to where the pavement turns to sandWith a one-way ticket to the land of truthAnd my suitcase in my handHow I lost my friends I still dont understand.They had the best selection,They were poisoned with protectionThere was nothing that they needed,Nothing left to findThey were lost in rock formationsOr became park bench mutationsOn the sidewalks and in the stationsThey were waiting, waiting.So I got bored and left them there,They were just deadweight to meBetter down the road without that loadBrings back the time when I was eight or nineI was watchin my mamas t.v.,It was that great grand canyon rescue episode.Where the vulture glides descendingOn an asphalt highway bendingThru libraries and museums, galaxies and starsDown the windy halls of friendshipTo the rose clipped by the bullwhipThe motel of lost companionsWaits with heated pool and bar.But me Im not stopping there,Got my own row left to hoeJust another line in the field of timeWhen the thrashers comes, Ill be stuck in the sunLike the dinosaurs in shrinesBut Ill know the time has comeTo give whats mine.
