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Tonight's the Night
by Neil Young
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4.0000
Tonight's the Night Lyrics
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- Tonight's the night,
- tonight's the night
- Tonight's the night,
- tonight's the night
- Tonight's the night,
- tonight's the night
- Tonight's the night,
- tonight's the night.
- Bruce Berry was a working man
- He used to load that Econoline van.
- A sparkle was in his eye
- But his life was in his hands.
- Well, late at night
- when the people were gone
- He used to pick up my guitar
- And sing a song in a shaky voice
- That was real as the day was long.
- Tonight's the night, yes it is,
- tonight's the night
- Tonight's the night, yes it is,
- tonight's the night.
- Early in the mornin'
- at the break of day
- He used to sleep
- until the afternoon.
- If you never heard him sing
- I guess you won't too soon.
- 'Cause people let me tell you
- It sent a chill
- up and down my spine
- When I picked up the telephone
- And heard that he'd died
- out on the mainline.
- Tonight's the night,
- tonight's the night
- Tonight's the night,
- tonight's the night.
- Bruce Berry was a working man
- He used to load that Econoline van.
- Well, early in the morning
- at just about the break of day
- He used to sleep
- until the afternoon.
- Tonight's the night, yes it is,
- tonight's the night
- Tonight's the night,
- tonight's the night
- Tonight's the night,
- tonight's the night
- Tonight's the night,
- tonight's the night.
- I went to the movie
- the other night,
- The plot was groovy,
- it was out of sight.
- I sat with my popcorn,
- out lookin' for good times
- Lost in the cartoon,
- I grabbed the lifeline.
- I've been a searcher,
- I've been a fool,
- But I've been a long time
- comin' to you.
- I'm hopin' for your love
- to carry me through
- You're holdin' my baby,
- and I'm holdin' you,
- And it's all right.
- Oh, tell me where
- the answer lies.
- Is it in the notebook
- behind your eyes?
- When your decision
- comes to view,
- I'll be watchin' my TV,
- and it'll be watchin' you.
- I've been a searcher,
- I've been a fool,
- But I've been a long time
- comin' to you.
- I'm hopin' for your love
- to carry me through
- You're holdin' my baby,
- and I'm holdin' you,
- Yes I am.
- Speakin' out.
- You know I lose,
- you know I win
- You know I call for
- the shape I'm in.
- It's just a game you
- see me play,
- Only real in the way
- That I feel
- from day to day.
- Although the answer
- is not unknown,
- I'm searchin', searchin',
- and how I've grown.
- It's not all right
- to say goodbye,
- And the world on a string
- Doesn't mean a thing.
- No, the world on a string
- Doesn't mean a thing.
- It's only real in the way
- That I feel from day to day.
- No, the world on a string
- Doesn't mean a thing.
- I'm climbin' this ladder,
- My head in the clouds
- I hope that it matters,
- I'm havin' my doubts.
- I'm watchin' the skaters
- Fly by on the lake.
- Ice frozen six feet deep,
- How long does it take?
- I look out on peaceful lands
- With no war nearby,
- An ocean of shakin' hands
- That grab at the sky.
- I'm singin' this borrowed tune
- I took from the Rolling Stones,
- Alone in this empty room
- Too wasted to write my own.
- I'm climbin' this ladder,
- My heads in the clouds
- I hope that it matters.
- Come on, baby, let's go downtown,
- Let's go, let's go,
- let's go downtown.
- Come on, baby, let's go downtown,
- Let's go, let's go,
- let's go downtown.
- Walk on, talk on,
- baby tell no lies.
- Don't you be caught
- with a tear in your eye.
- Sure enough,
- they'll be sellin' stuff
- When the moon begins to rise.
- Pretty bad when
- you're dealin' with the man,
- And the light shines in your eyes.
- Come on, baby, let's go downtown,
- Let's go, let's go,
- let's go downtown.
- Come on, baby, let's go downtown,
- Let's go, let's go,
- let's go downtown.
- Snake eyes, French fries
- and I got lots of gas.
- Full moon and a jumpin' tune,
- now you don't have to ask.
- Sure enough,
- they'll be sellin' stuff
- When the moon begins to rise.
- Pretty bad when
- you're dealin' with the man,
- And the light shines in your eyes.
- Come on, baby, let's go downtown,
- Let's go, let's go,
- let's go downtown.
- Come on, baby, let's go downtown,
- Let's go, let's go,
- let's go downtown.
- Walk on, talk on,
- baby tell no lies.
- Don't you be caught
- with a tear in your eye.
- Sure enough,
- they'll be sellin' stuff
- When the moon begins to rise.
- Pretty bad when
- you're dealin' with the man,
- And the light shines in your eyes.
- Pretty bad when
- you're dealin' with the man,
- And the light shines in your eyes.
- Baby mellow my mind,
- Make me feel like a
- schoolboy on good time,
- Jugglin' nickels and dimes,
- Satisfied with the
- fish on the line.
- I've been down the road
- and I've come back
- Lonesome whistle
- on the railroad track
- Ain't got nothing on those
- feelings that I had.
- Something so hard to find,
- A situation that can
- casualize your mind.
- I've been down the road
- and I've come back
- Lonesome whistle
- on the railroad track
- Ain't got nothing on those
- feelings that I had.
- Baby mellow my mind,
- Make me feel like a
- schoolboy on good time,
- Jugglin' nickels and dimes,
- Satisfied with the
- fish on the line.
- It's too dark
- to put the keys
- in my ignition,
- And the mornin' sun is yet
- to climb my hood ornament.
- But before too long I might
- see those flashing red lights
- Look out, mama,
- 'cause I'm comin' home tonight.
- Think I'll
- roll another number
- for the road,
- I feel able to get under any load.
- Though my feet
- aren't on the ground,
- I been standin' on the sound
- Of some open-hearted people
- goin' down.
- I'm not goin' back
- to Woodstock for a while,
- Though I long to hear
- that lonesome hippie smile.
- I'm a million miles away
- from that helicopter day
- No, I don't believe
- I'll be goin' back that way.
- Think I'll
- roll another number
- for the road,
- I feel able to get under any load.
- Though my feet
- aren't on the ground,
- I been standin' on the sound
- Of some open-hearted people
- goin' down.
- New mama's got a sun in her eyes
- No clouds are in my changing skies
- Each morning when I wake up to rise
- I'm livin' in a dreamland.
- Changing times, ancient reasons, that turn to lies
- Throw them all away
- Head in hand, gift of wonders to understand
- And open all the way.
- New mama's got a sun in her eyes
- No clouds are in my changing skies
- Each morning when I wake up to rise
- I'm livin' in a dreamland.
- A hip drag queen and
- a side-walkin' street wheeler,
- Comin' down the avenue.
- They're all your friends,
- you'll come to love 'em
- There's a load of 'em
- waitin' for you.
- Lookout Joe, you're comin' home.
- Old times were good times,
- Old times were good times.
- Remember Millie
- from down in Philly?
- She took my brain
- and forgot my name.
- The woman you were with
- was about the same
- She took your money and left town.
- Lookout Joe, you're comin' home.
- Old times were good times,
- Old times were good times.
- Glory Hallelujah!
- Will I lay my burden down?
- Singin' on the streets around:
- Look at that crazy clown.
- Remember Bill from up on the hill?
- A Cadillac put a hole in his arm.
- But old Bill, he's up there still,
- Havin' a ball
- rollin' to the bottom.
- Lookout Joe, you're comin' home.
- Old times were good times,
- Old times were good times.
- Well he shot four men
- in a cocaine deal
- And he left them
- lyin' in an open field
- Full of old cars
- with bullet holes
- in the mirrors.
- He tried to do his best
- but he could not.
- Please take my advice,
- please take my advice
- Please take my advice.
- Open up the tired eyes,
- Open up the tired eyes.
- Well, it wasn't
- supposed to go
- down that way.
- But they burned his brother,
- you know,
- And they left him lying
- in the driveway.
- They let him down with nothin'.
- He tried to do his best
- but he could not.
- Please take my advice,
- please take my advice
- Please take my advice.
- Open up the tired eyes,
- Open up the tired eyes.
- Well tell me more,
- tell me more,
- tell me more
- I mean was he a heavy doper
- or was he just a loser?
- He was a friend of yours.
- What do you mean,
- he had bullet holes
- in his mirrors?
- He tried to do his best
- but he could not.
- Please take my advice,
- please take my advice
- Please take my advice.
- Open up the tired eyes,
- Open up the tired eyes.
- Please take my advice,
- please take my advice
- Please take my advice.
- Open up the tired eyes,
- Open up the tired eyes.
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