If I were Neil Young Lyrics

If I were Neil Young

I'd be an icon

If I were Neil Young

I'd play this song

When it's after the goldrush and you're out on the weekend

Don't let it bring you down

Or a fallen angel tells an unknown legend

To throw your hatred down

When Neil was 21

He left Sugar Mountain

And when he was 24

He thought of an old man

Neil was the Loner or was he Mr Soul?

Maybe Cortez the killer

Perhaps an old king with a heart of gold

Who died in Ohio

Yes he loved a cinnamon girl

and a country - cowgirl in the sand

But he didn't care much for Alabama

Or the southern man

Maybe he sleeps with angels

in the prime of life

Rockin' in the free world

Cause tonight's the night

Was it my my, hey hey, or hey, my my

The needle and the damage done

This song's not just a drive-by

So long may you run

If I were Neil Young

I'd be an icon

If I were Neil Young

I'd sing this song

If I were Neil Young

I'd be an icon

If I were Neil Young

I'd write this song