Well, I saw an old man walking in my place
And he looked at me, it could have been my face
His words were kind but he's eyes were wild
He said: I got load to love, but I want one more child

There's a mansion on the hill
Psychedelic music fills the air
Peace and love live there still
In that mansion on the hill

Around the next bend, take the highway to the sun
Or the rocky road, it really don't matter which one
I was in hurry but that don't matter now
'Cause I have to get off that road of tears somehow

There's a mansion on the hill
Psychedelic music fills the air
Peace and love live there still
In that mansion on the hill

There's a mansion on the hill
There's a mansion on the hill
There's a mansion on the hill
Psychedelic music fills the air
Peace and love live there still
In that mansion on the hill
Psychedelic music fills the air


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Mansion on the Hill [Album Version] Lyrics as written by Neil Young

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    What else could you expect from Old Neil and Crazy Horse. They rock so hard and have solos that could bring you to tears. I beleive that this is about a man lived happily with a crazy life. His music and possibly drugs make him wild, and this is intriguing to Neil.

    ImNeilYoungon January 23, 2008   Link

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