Neil Young - The Old Homestead текст песни

Up and down the old homestead

The naked rider gallops through his head

And although the moon isnt full

He still feels the pull.

Out on the floor where the cowboys dance

Approaching slowly at a glance

Here comes the shadow of his stance

The reins are fallin from his hands.

Why do you ride that crazy horse?

Inquires the shadow with little remorse

Just then a priest comes down the stairs

With a sack of dreams and old nightmares.

Who are you, the rider says

You dress in black but you talk like a fed

You spout ideas from books that you read

Dont you care about this guys head?

Just then the sound of hoofbeats was heard

And the sky was darkened by a prehistoric bird

Who flew between the unfulfilled moon

And the naked rider, to a telephone booth.

Well call the moon and see whats up

Ive got some change in this little tin cup

Well say that the shadow is growin dim

And we need some light to get back to him

Just one call should do it all

Ill carve this number on the wall

With my beak.

Flying feathers were all around

The air was filled with a ringing sound.

Two more birds, the second and the third

Came down from the sky to deliver the word.

Where have you been, they said to the first

Get back to the clouds, were dying of thirst

Theres not enough time to make that call

Lets ditch this rider, shadow and all.

The sky was filled with the beautiful birds

Still on the ground some crying was heard

With his dime in his hand and his hand on the dial

His ears were sweating as he forced a smile.

Hoofbeats beating across the range

He rode through the night with his cup of change

Tired and beaten he fell into slumber

But up in the sky they still had his number.

Up and down the old homestead

The naked rider gallops through his head

And although the moon isnt full

He still feels the pull,

Still feels the pull.