Neil Young & Crazy Horse - The Loner

From Live Rust (1979)
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THE LONER

He's a perfect stranger,
Like a cross of himself and a fox.
He's a feeling arranger
And a changer of the ways he talks.
He's the unforeseen danger
The keeper of the key to the locks.
Know when you see him,
Nothing can free him.
Step aside, open wide,
It's the loner.

If you see him in the subway,
He'll be down at the end of the car.
Watching you move
Until he knows he knows who you are.
When you get off at your station alone,
He'll know that you are.
Know when you see him,
Nothing can free him.
Step aside, open wide,
It's the loner.

There was a woman he knew
About a year or so ago.
She had something that he needed
And he pleaded with her not to go.
On the day that she left,
He died, but it did not show.
Know when you see him,
Nothing can free him.
Step aside, open wide,
It's the loner.

Category:

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• Neil
• Young
• Crazy
• Horse
• The
• Loner
• Live
• Rust
• 1979
• Folk
• Rock
• Classic

[rvjayoung]

Just LOVE THIS SONG! Loved it when I was 15 and I am almost 46!

[TerryDavid57]

This is the absolute best kicking ass version of this song. It's timeless.

[TheFriedKimchi]

6 YEARS OLD WHEN THIS WAS RELEASED AND THANKS TO MY OLDER BROTHERS I STILL LISTEN

[sleepygrammy]

How awesome to type in song and get it! Go Neil, love you!

[f100sCUSTOMSCLASSICS]

I'm 52 now. I met Neil when I was 27. My mentor, Oliver Hurtley and I worked on his mansion near Half Moon Bay. The 5 mile drive through the Redwood trees was always a magical departure from the real world. Leaning out the truck window to punch in the code for the gate and coming out of the trees the vista opened up to gently rolling hills with his pet buffalo grazing placidly. So serene and beautiful it almost took your breath away! I always drove slow taking in every detail.

[labooshki]

happy b day old man 2011

[smichaelb1980]

@rvjayoung

thats a long time bro,keep on keepin' on!

[rvjayoung]

@busplunger I am 47 now and still love The Loner, and Neil!

[busplunger]

@rvjayoung you`re 46 now! still love it?

[reliablebow]

the spook......

[sonicsteev]

good tune! i have neil youngs decade on vinyl its rules lemme tell yea, invest then go out and buy it! Long Live Neil Youngs Music! peace

[RasMajnouni]

@rvjayoung You're telling me that 13 years after the original solo album release,you had the wisdom & good taste not to give up on "Old" music! I was 16 when this came out & now 58. From that place of first independence I was able to grow.