Neil Young & Promise Of The Real – The Visitor [2017]
Reprise Records
1. Already Great (5:47)
2. Fly by Night Deal (2:37)
3. Almost Always (4:50)
4. Stand Tall (5:12)
5. Change of Heart (5:54)
6. Carnival (8:20)
7. Diggin’ a Hole (2:33)
8. Children of Destiny (3:24)
9. When Bad Got Good (2:00)
10. Forever (10:31)
Already Great
I’m Canadian by the way
And I love the USA
(My American friend)
I love this way of life
The freedom to act and the freedom to say
Already great
You’re already great
You’re the promised land
You’re the helping hand
Woke up this morning
Thinking about you and your new deal
(My American friend)
Trying to put myself in your shoes
Trying to feel how you feel
Already great
You’re already great
You’re the promised land
You’re the helping hand
No wall
No ban
No fascist USA
No wall
No ban
No fascist USANo wall
No ban…Not my words
That’s just you the other day out on that street
(My American friend)
You’re looking at one of the lucky ones
Came here from there to be freeGot to chase the life with Freedom land
Got to play my part in God’s plan
(My American friend)Already great
You’re already great
You’re the promised land
You’re the helping hand
No wall
No ban
No fascist USA
No wall
No ban
No fascist USA
No wall
No ban
No fascist USA
No wall
No ban
No fascist USA
Whose streets?
Our streets
[repeat till end]
Fly By Night Deal
One, two, three, four!
This ain’t no fly by night deal
Sure no one knows what is real
This ain’t no fly by night deal
Ram it here and shove it there
Study all the questions and fill in what you can
Try to be nice and be sincere
Even though your blood is boiling in here
Cause no one sees what’s getting lost
Hitting things in the forest have a cost
It’s just too high, and it’s just two deer
So move those animals out of here
How do you feel about tomorrow
What happened yesterday, the time you borrowed
To be here today and celebrate, celebrate
Cause it’s not too late
This ain’t no fly by night deal
Sure no one knows what is real
Ram it here and shove it there
Study all the questions and fill in what you can
Try to be nice and be sincere
Even though your blood is boiling in here
Cause no more, no more, no more, no more, no more, no more
Hitting things in the forest have a cost
It’s just too high, and it’s just two deer
So move those animals out of here
Move ’em out, move ’em out, move ’em out, move ’em out
This ain’t no fly by night deal
This ain’t no fly by night deal
Almost Always
Lately I been thinking
Bout the changing world
Trying to fit in pieces of dreams
Just trying to add it up
Figure out what it means
When a lost planet comes tumbling home
Does it have to have a beard
To break free from what is here
And continue to pick up those pieces of dreams
And I’m living with a gameshow host
Who has to brag and has to boast
I’m tearing down the things that I hold dear
While the day is with us
And the birds are near
Singing in the sun, basking in its light
As it just risen
Through the fogs of fear
Can I take a minute to do what’s right
Before that starts me thinking
Distracting me again
Do I have something to say?
Maybe just a feeling
That things are bound to change
Or just that crazy searchlight
Lighting someone’s way
I’m not gonna work it out
Right here and right now
I got some things to do, got some calls to make
Hear that crazy little bird
Calling out its song
Standing out on a limb almost too long
Staying out ’til it’s May
She answers every time
She answers every time
Every time
Almost always
Stand Tall
Stand tall for earth
Long may our planet live
Together we can win
As long as you and I
Stand tall
Stand tall
Some say it’s the era of sedition
Our way of life turning upside down
Old ideas put out on exhibition
Like criminals paraded through the town
You can turn with me
We can face this foe
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
We win when you and I
Stand tall
Stand tall
Stand tall for earth
Long may our planet live
Together we can win
As long as you and I
Stand tall
Stand tall
For a woman’s right to be equal
Doing all that she was born to do
Let earth become a rainbow of people
Blending all the colors as they choose
It’s the dawn of our day
The light of our way
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
We win when you and I
Stand tall
Stand tall
Stand tall
Stand tall
The boy king don’t believe in science
It goes against the big money truth
His playpen is full of deniers
They’ll flush our future down the tubes
Don’t you get me wrong
‘Cause we got to be strong
Wherever we go
Whatever we do
We win when you and I
Stand tall
Stand tall
Stand tall
Stand tall
Change Of Heart
Talk to the people
They know the truth
Time don’t mean nothing
It’s the ways that you choose
To go on living inside your house
Or move a mountain, an elephant or a mouse
Instead of stayin and dying inside
Sometimes you move
Sometimes you ride away
Don’t tell no stories
Don’t tell no lies
Not even the ones you already tried
Not proud of lies
Nothing is saved
Just a road to nowhere, your name engraved
They pick up on you
As you pick up on them
Just cause they’re birds don’t mean you can’t fly
So don’t be sorry
The pastor touched my hand
Hear on the church steps
I was 9 or 10
I had a change of heart
Was a change of heart
A change of heart
Life is confusing
Love is time bent
Hate is not worth using
Even as ceement
To build your walls
That you hide behind
And not see over and it blows your mind
There’s hate there now
That never was
Love is waiting just because of you cause
There’s nothing sacred
A blind man said
I see your feelings inside my head
I can’t predict it, what happens next
I love a future I don’t expect
You fortune tellers
You take my hand
See what’s there, it shifts in sands
I had a change of heart
It was a change of heart
Just a change of heart
I was the ocean
Washed up here
I’m you’re emotions
I’m your fresh beard
So drink me up and laugh away
And let’s all continue another day
Maybe tomorrow our ship will come int
And we’ll set the sails for oblivion
Not so fast
Let’s not give up
Let’s not be angry
And spill the cup
Well I’m still drinking
And I’m feeling so high
My eyes are water now, let’s give it a try
Come on baby, I’m ready to rock
Give me all you’ve got
And then let’s talk
It’s a change of heart
I had a change of heart
Just a change of heart
Carnival
In a smoky tent I approached his loudness
Step by step up the long stairway
And looked into the barrel at Evel Knievel’s greatgrandfather
(Carnival, carnival, carnival, carnival)
He was flying by in a silver jacket
He rode there in the barrel rocket
Securely held by centrifugal forces
(Carnival, carnival, carnival, carnival)
Every time he touched the edge
With the gas pipe [?] fill my lungs and melt my mind
Exploding
(Carnival, carnival, carnival, carnival)
Flying through the air
With the greatest of ease
The daring young lady
In the greatest show on earth
The giant wheel turned in the sky
Its colors splashed in my eyes
The barkers calling to me on the midway
(Carnival, carnival, carnival, carnival)
I held the picture in my eye
From a photo booth near by
With a girl so lovely
I love to [?] at the time
(Carnival, carnival, carnival, carnival)
She had the sugar in her eyes
I was totally mesmerized
As we walked together towards the big tower
(Carnival, carnival, carnival, carnival)
Flying through the air
With the greatest of ease
The daring young lady
In the greatest show on earth
Aside the girl of flaming red hair
Later that day I returned there
Perhaps the devil himself had been her father
(Carnival, carnival, carnival, carnival)
Then we consumed the giant midway
Taking it in ’til it threw us away
Yes, we wandered among the crowds of circus goers, circus goers
(Carnival, carnival, carnival, carnival)
Eating fire and swallowing snakes
A [?] of nature’s mistakes
On display at the tent of the bearded ladies
(Carnival, carnival, carnival, carnival)
Riding through the night
With the greatest of ease
The daring young lady
In the greatest show on earth
We were grinding to the human beast
There was nothing safe about it
Nothing was right and nothing was wrong on the midway
(Carnival, carnival, carnival, carnival)
I do exempt
Too much time was spent
In the tent of the strange elephant of enlightenment
My mind was free
My thoughts were pure
How much [?] could a man endure
As he made his way towards the big tower
(Carnival, carnival, carnival, carnival)
Flying through the air
With the greatest of ease
The daring young lady
In the greatest show on earth
Riding through the night
To the human beast
There’s nothing safe about it
Nothing safe about the greatest show on earth
(Carnival, carnival, carnival, carnival, carnival, carnival)
(Carnival, carnival, carnival, carnival)
Diggin’ A Hole
I’m diggin’ a hole (I’m diggin’ a hole)
I’m diggin’ a hole (I’m diggin’ a hole)
I’m diggin’ a hole (I’m diggin’ a hole)
Right now
Oh (Oh)
Woah (Woah)
My grandchildren (My grandchildren)
My grandchildren (My grandchildren)
My grandchildren (My grandchildren)
Woah
Woah (Woah)
Oh yeah
Woah (Woah)
Woah
I a need a long rope (I a need a long rope)
I a need a long rope (I a need a long rope)
I a need a long rope (I a need a long rope)
My grandchildren
Woah (Woah)
Woah (Woah)
Woah
I’m a worried man (I’m a worried man)
I’m a worried man (I’m a worried man)
I’m a worried man (I’m a worried man)
Right now
I’m a worried man
Woah (Woah)
Woah (Woah)
Woah
I’m diggin’ a hole (I’m diggin’ a hole)
I’m diggin’ a hole (I’m diggin’ a hole)
I’m diggin’ a hole (I’m diggin’ a hole)
Right now
Oh (Oh)
Woah (Woah)
Children Of Destiny
Stand up for what you believe
Resist the ‘powers that be’
Preserve the land and save the seas
For the children of destiny
The children of you and me
Should ‘goodness’ ever lose and ‘evil’ steal the day
Should ‘happy’ sing the blues and ‘peaceful’ fade away
What would you do?
What would you say?
How would you act on that new day?
Stand up for what you believe
Resist the ‘powers that be’
Preserve the ways of democracy
So the children can be free
The children of destiny
When money matters most and war is good for gain
The capital is yours, the people feel the pain
They feel the pain, they walk the streets
While the bombs fall in the rain
The children hide, somewhere inside
While the bombs fall in the rain
Stand up for what you believe
Resist the ‘powers that be’
Preserve the land and save the seas
For the children of destiny
The children of destiny
When Bad Got Good
Lock him up
Lock him up
Lock him up
Lock him up
Lock him up
Rolling like a double-wide
Cruising in the slow lane
Looking for a floor model
Something relatively safe
When bad got good (when bad got good)
He lies, you lie
No belief
Lock him up
Lock him up
He lies, you lie
Lock him up
…
No belief in the liar in chief
Lock him up
He lies, you lie
Lock him up
…
When Bad Got Good
Lock him up
Lock him up
Lock him up
Lock him up
Lock him up
Rolling like a double-wide
Cruising in the slow lane
Looking for a floor model
Something relatively safe
When bad got good (when bad got good)
He lies, you lie
No belief
Lock him up
Lock him up
He lies, you lie
Lock him up
…
No belief in the liar in chief
Lock him up
He lies, you lie
Lock him up
…
Forever
Earth is like a church without a preacher
The people have to pray for themselves
Animals and birds cannot help them
Trees and plants have nothing new to say
Planets are just bumbles, floating carelessly
Streets lined up with boxes, so it seems
Lined up there forever by their buildings
Standing in the way of children’s dreams
So I made my way down this highway
Stopping now to rest and then to eat
Trying not to damage that that’s in my way
Lookin’ for a way to be complete
That’s how it ends in the beginning
That’s how I plan to say goodbye
Leavin’ bells just as they were ringing
I’m not trying to make something die
My friend Al got the message
Sent it down that street with the boxes on
Lined up there forever, filled with thinkers
Working on solutions here and gone
I really want to make a difference
Trying now to help him with the work
Originating in the heart of something
Worth keeping in the soul when it gets hurt
As we keep on building roads of boxes
To think inside of what we will
With increasing distance from the foxes
From the wolves and [?]
And from the crows
And all the sea creatures
Mermaids and the galleons of horse
Crossing over onto waves of fortunes
To finally crash upon the shore
Upon the shore
Upon the shore
On the shore
On the shore
On the shore
Rescued there by primative tribesman
Living in round triangles forevermore
Never ever in a straight line
And always on the road to Heaven’s door
Will the clouds and the rains come in torrents
And will the winds blow forever
On the shore
Over the dry land between the castles
Or the herds of horses grazing on the clover
Earth is like a church without a preacher
Without a preacher
Earth is like a church without a preacher
Without a preacher
Earth is like a church
Earth is like a church
Earth is like a church