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She used to work in a diner
Never saw a woman look finer
I used to order just to watch
Her float across the floor
She grew up in a small town
Never put her roots down
Daddy always kept moving
So she did too
Somewhere on a desert highway
She rides a Harley-Davidson
Her long blonde hair
Flying in the wind
She's been running half her life
The chrome and steel she rides
Colliding with
The very air she breathes
The air she breathes
You know it ain't easy
You got to hold on
She was an unknown legend
In her time
Now she's dressing two kids
Looking for a magic kiss
She gets the far-away look
In her eyes
Somewhere on a desert highway
She rides a Harley-Davidson
Her long blonde hair
Flying in the wind
She's been running half her life
The chrome and steel she rides
Colliding with the very
Air she breathes
The air she breathes
Never saw a woman look finer
I used to order just to watch
Her float across the floor
She grew up in a small town
Never put her roots down
Daddy always kept moving
So she did too
She rides a Harley-Davidson
Her long blonde hair
Flying in the wind
She's been running half her life
The chrome and steel she rides
Colliding with
The very air she breathes
The air she breathes
You got to hold on
She was an unknown legend
In her time
Now she's dressing two kids
Looking for a magic kiss
She gets the far-away look
In her eyes
She rides a Harley-Davidson
Her long blonde hair
Flying in the wind
She's been running half her life
The chrome and steel she rides
Colliding with the very
Air she breathes
The air she breathes
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This song is one of the most beautiful songs around, i dont find it one bit depressing i think its very nostalgic.
Some things just should have been different....
This song has a depressing mood about it. It makes you think about how things could have been different... or should have been different.
This song is about that drifting beauty that cant be tamed. She might seem that way occasionally, but then "she gets that far away look in her eye," and then shes gone continuing her journey to find whatever she's looking for.
I agree with Roland Ripley on his idea on what this song is about and I think this is a good song
A lot of people i know call this a pure country song, what do you guys think?
I agree this is just an incredibly beautiful song, not depressing to me at all, very uplifting actually. I believe this was written about, and for, his wife Pegi.
This song is about his wife Pegi. She was a waitress when he met her. They were married August, 2 1978 and I believe he's still married to her.
The "uknown legend", like a "ruby in the dust", an undiscovered beauty.
Harvest Moon is Neil's greatest album, and this, along with "Dreaming Man" is one of his greatest songs. Neil is a very romantic sort of songwriter, and he stands up for what he believes in even when it isn't popular. You can see that the causes he fights for are ones he really believes in, too... not just popular causes that will increase his social position by fighting for. He's really one of the more clever songwriters alive today.
I know rite, harvest moon is great, but i like old king
I know rite, harvest moon is great, but i like old king
An amazing lyrical genius--period. Aside from the lyrics, the music is just so soothing and fitting.
To me both interpretations are right - it's about his wife and about a free spirit. To me it's a thankful song - a song that says "i know that sometimes you think about what could have been but I love the fact when you chose to settle down you did it with me". Neil Young is an amazing song writer. I am 40 years old and only just discovered this amazing song writer and to be honest it seems like I wasted 40 years almost.