Buffalo Springfield Box Set lyrics

(Neil Young)
Oh, hello Mr. Soul
I dropped by to pick up a reason
For the thought that I caught
That my head is the event of the season
The lights turned on and the curtain fell down
And when it was over it felt like a dream
They stood at the stage door and begged for a scream
The agents had paid for the black limousine
That waited outside in the rain
Did you see them, did you see them?

(Stephen Stills)
You ask me to read this letter
That you wrote the night before
And you really should know better
Now she's worth a whole lot more
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Brother, you know you can't run away and hide
Is it you don't want to see her cries, is that why
You won't go and say goodbye
Then you said the fault was yours
When you really were to blame
'Twas as if to close the doors

When the dream came
I held my breath with my eyes closed
I went insane
Like a smoke ring day when the wind blows
Now I won't be back till later on
If I do come back at all
But you know me, and I miss you now
In a strange game
I saw myself as you knew me
When the change came
And you had a chance to see through me
Though the other side is just the same
You can tell my dream is real

Well I heard the story once before

And I know what the tears are for

That's a lie and I just can buy
You came for me so don't try

And I see another man in your eyes

Listen you're old enough to know you can live twice

Listen so I'm telling you just exectly what to do

'Cause you can have from me some advice

Pay the price

And if on another time or place

Nobody knows, nobody sees

That what you can do

We know it please

But in most of the time
Not me

Yeah hear, quiet please, please

Go away, to stay

Get out of my life

You've been my wife

I've been a Jew

To be

Yeah hear, quiet please, please

You will be sorry

When you'll wake up to morrow

And you leave a lover

Won't leave a love

You won't accept the fact

Is my world not falling down

I'm in pieces on the ground

And my eyes aren't open

And I'm standing on my knees
But if crying and holding on

And flying on the ground is wrong

Then I'm sorry to let you down

But you're from my side of town

And I miss you

Turn me up or turn me down

Turn me off or turn me round

I wish I could have met you in a place

Where we both belong

Do I have to come right out and say it

Tell you that you look so fine

Do I have to come right out and ask you to be mine

If it was a game I could play it

Trying to make it but I'm losing time

I got to bring you in, you're overworking my mind

Indecision is crowding me

I have no room to spare

And I can't believe she cared

Like a dream she has taken me

There's somethin' happenin' here.

What it is ain't exactly clear.

There's a man with a gun over there

A-tellin' me I've got to beware.

I think it's time we stop.

Children, what's that sound?

Everybody look what's goin' down.

There's battle lines bein' drawn.

Nobody's right if everybody's wrong.

Young people speakin' their minds

A-gettin' so much resistance from behind.

Where are we going love?

What are you feelin'?

Now that I've caught my love

My head is reelin',

With the questions of a thousand dreams,

What you do and what you see.

Come on lover, talk to me.

When I was on my own

Chasin' you down,

What was it made you run.

Tryin' to get around

The questions of a thousand dreams,

What you do and what you see.

Well there goes another day

Now I wonder why

You and I
Keep telling lies

I can't believe that what you say

'cause tomorrows lullaby

can't passify

my lonesome crying

Make believe that's all you know

And to make believe is a game

A child's rein

You've changed your name

So sadly I watched the show

I watched you became

Truth is the shame

Yeah, too much pain

Listen to my bluebird laugh.
She can't tell you why.
Deep within her heart, you see,
She knows only crying.
Just crying.

There she sits, aloft at perch.(?)
Strangest color blue.
Flying is forgotten now.
Thinks only of you.
Just you.
Oh yeah...

So, get all those blues,
Must be a thousand hues.
And be just differently used.
You just know.

You sit there mesmerized

There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind

I'm a city boy and I stay at home,
I make no excuses, I just don't want to roam,
And I don't like being alone.
I'll give you loving and a place to take off your shoes,
It does surprising things for a case of the blues,
It ain't no club, you don't have to pay no dues,
You just love me and I'll love you.
And if you take some pride in being alive,
And you're interested in looking inside

(Neil Young, Richie Furay)
I just can't seem to get movin'
Love me enough to begin
And I'll never forget you
I hope that you care
More than a little for me
It's so hard to wait
If I should stand and stare
Don't be alarmed at me
It's so hard to wait
I just can't seem to get movin'
Love me enough to begin
And I'll never forget you

Sit down I think I love you

Anyway I'd like to try

I can't stop thinking of you
If you go I'll know I cry

Can't you see that I'm a desperate man

I can hide, just being around

You want to know

What they say about the bird in my hand

And that's why I ain't leaving without you

So if you want someone to love you

Pretty babe I'm your guy

It's not much I'm asking of you