World is turnin'
I hope it don't turn away
The world is turnin'
I hope it don't turn away

All my pictures are fallin'
From the wall where I placed them yesterday
World is turnin'
I hope it don't turn away

I need a crowd of people, but I can't face them day to day
I need a crowd of people, but I can't face them day to day
Though my problems are meaningless, that don't make them go away
I need a crowd of people, but I can't face them day to day

I went to the radio interview, but I ended up alone at the microphone
I went to the radio interview, but I ended up alone at the microphone
Now I'm livin' out here on the beach, but those seagulls are still out of reach
Went to the radio interview, but I ended up alone at the microphone

Get out of town, think I'll get out of town
Get out of town, think I'll get out of town
I head for the sticks with my bus and friends
I follow the road, though I don't know where it ends
Get out of town, get out of town, think I'll get out of town

'Cause the world is turnin'
I don't want to see it turn away


Lyrics submitted by Roland Ripley

On the Beach Lyrics as written by Neil Young

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    I think smallwonderrobot hit it on the head....not the hardest of songs to analyze, per se. The line:

    "Now I'm living out here on the beach but those seagulls are still out of reach"

    That just about sums it up. You've reached the pinnacle of things, yet you're still searching for satisfaction. It's a restless feeling.

    thermo4on January 09, 2007   Link

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