Ambulance Blues - Neil Young (cover)

Ambulance Blues

from the 1974 album "On the Beach."

Lyrics

Back in the old folky days
The air was magic when we played
The riverboat was rocking in the rain
Midnight was the time for the raid

Oh Isabella, proud Isabella
They tore you down and plowed you under
You're only real with your makeup on
How could I see you and stay too long?

All along the Navajo Trail
Burnouts stub their toes on garbage pales
Waitresses are crying in the rain
Will their boyfriends pass this way again?

Oh Mother Goose, she's on the skids
The shoe ain't happy, neither are the kids
She needs someone that she can scream at
But I'm such a heel for making her feel so bad

I guess I'll call it sickness gone
It's hard to say the meaning of this song
An ambulance can only go so fast
It's easy to get buried in the past
When you try to make the good thing last

I saw today in the entertainment section
There's room at the top for private detection
For mom and dad this just doesn't matter
But it's either that or pay off the kidnapper

So all you critics sit alone
You're not better than me for what you've shown
With your stomach pump and your hook and ladder dreams
We can get together for some scenes

I'm up in T.O. keeping jive alive
And out on the corner it's half past five
But the subways are empty and so are the cafes
Except for the Farmer's Market and I still can hear him say

You're all just pissin' in the wind
You dont' know but you are
And there ain't nothing like a friend
Who can tell you you're just pissin' in the wind

I never knew a man could tell so many lies
He had a different story for every set of eyes
How can he remember who he's talking to
Cause I know it ain't me and I hope it isn't you

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Neil Young
• Ambulance Blues
• cover
• guitar
• acoustic
• harmonica

[TheDemosAreReal]

good cover

[deepfriedchocobo]

@TheDemosAreReal thanks=)

[madebutante]

Like your playing - it's got Heart!