Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Lyrics Archive

Long Time Gone *
(David Crosby)

It's been a long time comin'
It's goin' to be a long time gone
And it appears to be a long
Appears to be a long, appears to be a long time
Yes, a long, long, long, long time before the dawn

Turn, turn any corner
Hear, you must hear what the people say
You know there's something that's goin' on around here
It surely, surely, surely won't stand the light of day, no

And it appears to be a long - yes it does
Appears to be a long, appears to be a long time
Such a long, long time before the dawn

Speak out, you got to speak out against the madness
You got to speak your mind, if you dare
But don't no, don't no try to get yourself elected
If you do you had better cut your hair - mmh

And it appears to be a long - yes it does
Appears to be a long - mmh - appears to be a long time
Such a long, long, long, long time before the dawn

It's been a long time comin'
It's goin' to be a long time gone

Don't you know, the darkest hour
Is always, always just before the dawn
And it appears to be a long, appears to be a long
Appears to be a long time
Such a long, long, long, long time before the dawn

from CS&N (1969)

Carry On/Questions
(Stephen Stills)

One morning I woke up
And I knew you were really gone
A new day, a new way
I knew I should see it along
Go your way, I'll go mine and carry on

The sky is clearing and the night has gone out
The sun, he come, the world is all full of light
Rejoice, rejoice, we have no choice but to carry on

The fortunes of fables are able to sing the song
Now witness the quickness with which we get along
To sing the blues you've got to live the tunes and carry on

Carry on, love is coming
Love is coming to us all

Where are you going now my love?
Where will you be tomorrow?
Will you bring me happiness?
Will you bring me sorrow?
All the questions of a thousand dreams
What you do and what you see
Lover can you talk to me?

Girl when I was on my own, chasing you down
What was it made you run?
Trying your best just to get around
The questions of a thousand dreams
What you do and what you see
Lover can you talk to me?

from DeJaVu (1970)

Almost Cut My Hair
(David Crosby)

Almost cut my hair
It happened just the other day
It's gettin' kinda long
I could've said it was in my way
But I didn't and I wonder why
I feel like letting my freak flag fly
Yes I feel like I owe it to someone

Must be because I had the flu for Christmas
And I'm not feeling up to par
It increases my paranoia
Like looking at my mirror and seeing a police car
But I'm not giving in an inch to fear
'Cause I, I missed myself this year
I feel like I owe it to someone

When I finally get myself together
I'm going to get down in that sunny southern weather
And I find a place inside to laugh
Separate the wheat from the chaff
I feel like I owe it to someone, yeah - mmh

from DeJaVu (1970)

Helpless
(N. Young)

There is a town in north Ontario
With dream comfort memory to spare
And in my mind I still need a place to go
All my changes were there

Blue, blue windows behind the stars
Yellow moon on the rise
Big birds flying across the sky
Throwing shadows on our eyes
Leave us

Helpless, helpless, helpless
Baby can you hear me now?
The chains are locked and tied across the door
Baby, sing with me somehow

Blue, blue windows behind the stars
Yellow moon on the rise
Big birds flying across the sky
Throwing shadows on our eyes
Leave us

Helpless, helpless, helpless ....

from DeJaVu (1970)

high.pos.		chart entry
US	10	3/70
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Woodstock
(Joni Mitchell)

Well, I came upon a child of God
He was walking along the road
And I asked him, tell me, where are you going
An' this he told me
Said, I'm going down to Yasgur's farm
Gonna join in a rock and roll band
Got to get back to the land
And set my soul free

We are stardust, we are golden
We are billion year old carbon
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden

Well, then can I walk beside you
I have come to lose the smog
And I feel myself a cog in something turning
And maybe it's the time of year
Yes, and maybe it's the time of man
And I don't know who I am, but life is for learning

We are stardust, we are golden
We are billion year old carbon
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden

We are stardust, we are golden
We are billion year old carbon
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden

By the time we got to Woodstock
We were half a million strong
And ev'rywhere was a song and a celebration
And I dreamed I saw the bomber jet planes
Riding shotgun in the sky
Turning into butterflies above our nation

We are stardust, we are golden
We are caught in the devil's bargain
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden

from DeJaVu (1970)

high.pos.		chart entry
US	16	6/70
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Teach Your Children
(Graham Nash)

You who are on the road
Must have a code that you can live by
And so become yourself
Because the past is just a good bye

Teach your children well
Their father's hell did slowly go by
And feed them on your dreams
The one they picks, the one you'll know by

Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you will cry
So just look at them and sigh and know they love you

And you of tender years
Can you hear what do you care and
Can't know the fears that your elders grew by
Do you see what must be free
And so please help them with your youth
To teach your children you believe
They seek the truth before they can die
They make a world that we can live in

Teach your parents well
Their children's hell will slowly go by
And feed them on your dreams
The one they picks, the one you'll know by

Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you would cry
So just look at them and sigh and know they love you

from DeJaVu (1970)

Deja Vu
(David Crosby)

If I had ever been here before
I would probably know just what to do
Don't you?
If I had ever been here before
On another time around the wheel
I would probably know just how to deal
With all of you

And I feel like I've been here before
Feel like I've been here before
And you know it makes me wonder
What's going on under the ground - mmh

Do you know? Don't you wonder?
What's going on down under you
Na na na na na ....

We have all been here before
We have all been here before
We have all been here before
We have all been here before
We have all been here before
We have all been here before

from DeJaVu (1970)

high.pos.		chart entry
US	13	6/70
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Ohio
(Neil Young)

Tin soldiers and Nixon's coming
We're finally on our own
This summer I hear the drumming
Four dead in Ohio

Gotta get down to it, soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been gone long ago
What if you knew her and found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know

La lalala la la la la ....

Gotta get down to it soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been gone long ago
What if you knew her and found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know

Tin soldiers and Nixon's coming
We're finally on our own
This summer I hear the drumming
Four dead in Ohio
Four dead in Ohio
Four dead in Ohio ....
Four dead, four! How many, how many more? Why? Why? Why? ....

high.pos.		chart entry
US	20	9/70
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Our House
(Graham Nash)

I'll light the fire
You place the flowers in the vase
That you bought today
Staring at the fire for hours and hours
While I listen to you play your love songs
All night long for me, only for me

Come to me now - come to me now
And rest your head for just five minutes
Everything is done
Such a cosy room - such a cosy room
The windows are illuminated
By the evening sunshine through them
Fiery gems for you, only for you

Our house is a very, very, very fine house
With two cats in the yard
Life used to be so hard
Now everything is easy 'cause of you
And our la, la, la, la, la ....

Our house is a very, very, very fine house
With two cats in the yard
Life used to be so hard
Now everything is easy 'cause of you
And our

I'll light the fire
While you place the flowers in the vase
That you bought today

from DeJaVu (1970)

Cathedral *
(Graham Nash)

Six o' clock
In the morning, I feel pretty good
So I dropped into the luxury of the Lords
Fighting dragons and crossing swords
With the people against the hordes
Who came to conquer

Seven o'clock
In the morning, here it comes
I taste the warning and I am so amazed
I'm here today, seeing things so clear this way
In the car and on my way
To Stonehenge

I'm flying in Winchester cathedral
Sunlight pouring through the break of day
Stumbled through the door and into the chamber
There's a lady setting flowers on a table covered lace
And a cleaner in the distance finds a cobweb on a face
And a feeling deep inside of me tells me
This can't be the place

I'm flying in Winchester cathedral
All religion has to have its day
Expressions on the face of the Saviour
Made me say
I can't stay

Open up the gates of the church and let me out of here!
Too many people have lied in the name of Christ
For anyone to heed the call
So many people have died in the name of Christ
That I can't believe it all

And now I'm standing on the grave of a soldier that died in 1799
And the day he died it was a birthday
And I noticed it was mine
And my head didn't know just who I was
And I went spinning back in time
And I am high upon the altar
High upon the altar, high

I'm flying in Winchester cathedral
It's hard enough to drink the wine
The air inside just hangs in delusion
But given time
I'll be fine

Open up the gates of the church and let me out of here!
Too many people have lied in the name of Christ
For anyone to heed the call
So many people have died in the name of Christ
That I can't believe it all

And now I'm standing on the grave of a soldier that died in 1799
And the day he died it was a birthday
And I noticed it was mine
And my head didn't know just who I was
And I went spinning back in time
And I am high upon the altar
High upon the altar, high

from the album 'CSN' 1977

high.pos.		chart entry
US	12	6/77
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Just A Song Before I Go
(Graham Nash)

Just a song before I go
To whom it may concern
Travelling twice the speed of sound
It's easy to get burned

When the shows were over
We had to get back home
And when we opened up the door
I had to be alone

She helped me with my suitcase
She stands before my eyes
Driving me to the airport
And to the friendly skies

Going through security
I held her for so long
She finally looked at me in love
And she was gone

Just a song before I go
A lesson to be learned
Travelling twice the speed of sound
It's easy to get burned

from the album 'CSN' 1977