Country Girl

that bit at the end(will she join you thereee) ..... best bit in any song ever

It sounds like the narrator is talking to someone they used to love or care about.

I think the basis of the song is that indecision on the road to adulthood is what kills you, not questioning what you should do and what path you should take. Instead or worrying about the future if you live in the now the future will unravel itself ("Find out that now was the answer to answers that you gave later.")

The recurring theme of the song, "Too late to keep the change, too late to pay, no time to stay the same, too young to leave." is a pretty cool lyric. It's too late to change yourself, too late to pay your dues, but you don't want to be the same anymore, however you can't leave because you're just too young. The waitress is really caught up in a catch 22 and just doesn't know what to do.

NEIL YOUNG'S WIFE WAS WAITRESS!!!

ooooooooowwwwwwwwwooooooo

"Wait"ress is the operative metaphor in this song, don't you think?

The author is while to the ways of the world...the waitress, simple, but wiley on her own, but without exception. The daily drag of the customers in and out, most see themselves in a higher position than the waitress...she is looked upon as less than average. No follow through on the winks for tips, etc. The songwriter then sees her for herself and wishes away the things that happen because she has tried to find a better way...stop sleeping with guys that don't care, even though she knows they don't...she's in it for the sex as much as they are, and MAYBE a way out...Songwriter wants her to stay her more simple self, and he wants to leave the trappings of being street savvy behind, wants a simple life with a simple beautiful woman to love, no games..

Here is what I get. This is a poetic song at it’s best with snapshots. “Winding paths through tables and glass, first flowers bloom” seems like a Spring wedding reception. “Now watch the Summer pass so close to you” indicates a near reaching of the ecstasy of a Love relation. “Too late to keep the change, too late to pay, no time to say the same, too young to leave” may be the relationship was a little premature in knowing each other thus a struggle in it, but not knowing how to leave it. This relationship is very young. “No pass out sign on the door set me thinking” is indicative of someone becoming alert to what is going on from a third perspective. “Are waitresses paying the price of their winking” may talk about how she got into that relationship in the first place. “While stars sit in bars and decide what their drinking” talks about the shallowness of that environment. “They stop by to die because it’s faster than sinking” , well let’s just say that’s true. Give up on Hope and drown your sorrows. “Find out that now was the answer to answers that you gave later” is a look at “why did this happen” was I living in the past, present or future? Now is all that is available to work with. Retrospect. “She did the things that we all did before now but who forgave her” may mean she can’t forgive herself for the mistake. “If I could stand to see her crying, I would tell her not to care” …she still loves the person she married and the obvious truth would bring her to tears. “When she learns of all your lying, will she join you there” …..now the singer is talking to the groom who apparently is unfaithful or just a jerk. One of her options is to hide from truth and just go along. In the end the singer wants to take her away from it all because he know she is worth so much more. Get away and live peaceably.

Truly this song is a masterpiece. I think the lyrics above need a small correction, though. In place of "first flowers bloom", it should say, "first fall was new".

To understand this song, you probably need to go back to the songs in the medley. The middle of the song is from his song down, down, down. The woman has done something a person she loves can't forgive. She goes to places he'll be hoping to see him, hoping she will be forgiven. The writer sees her and he wants to be with her. The woman's love has evidently done the same thing she has done, but is lying about it. The writer doesn't want to hurt her by telling her of the lies, and wonders WHEN she learns of all the lying, will she pursue the lover then. As far as I know there is the component at the start of a song called Whiskey Boot Hill, and the end of the medley Country Girl. Still searching for the full song lyrics.

A guess, The first part is where she does something that can't be forgiven but he lover. The last part is the writer trying to tell her he had no one here or in the city. Forget the other guy, be my Country girl.

The first part of the song deals with the narrator (obviously Neil) dealing with the realities of being in a successful band. Being unfulfilled after the initial excitement wears off. He’s stuck as he feels he can’t walk away as the band is still in its infancy.\n“Too young to leave” \n\nThe second part talks about a waitress who’s had many sexual relationships or so the narrator suspects. But so has the narrator. So he’s no better than her.\n\n“Are waitresses paying the price of their winking”\n\nThe final part seems to talk about not over complicating relationships By judging someone’s past. But just anew. \n“ country girl I think you’re pretty…. Let me be your country man”