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Round, round, up and down
All along the lonely town
See him sinkin' low
Doesn't see the joy there is to know
And he cries from the misery
And he lies singin' harmony
She is gone there is no tomorrow
It is done so now here must borrow
The life of his brothers
And living in sorrow
Must do for the others
A chill wind hits his face
Was that a tear I thought I saw a trace?
Loving people everywhere
Where is she? She is not there
And he cries from the misery
And he lies singin' harmony
She is gone there is no tomorrow
It is done so now here must borrow
The life of his brothers
And living in sorrow
Must do for the others
ooo, oooo. mmmm
All along the lonely town
See him sinkin' low
Doesn't see the joy there is to know
And he lies singin' harmony
She is gone there is no tomorrow
It is done so now here must borrow
The life of his brothers
And living in sorrow
Must do for the others
Was that a tear I thought I saw a trace?
Loving people everywhere
Where is she? She is not there
And he lies singin' harmony
She is gone there is no tomorrow
It is done so now here must borrow
The life of his brothers
And living in sorrow
Must do for the others
Song Info
Submitted by
hari66 On Dec 15, 2006
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Wow I sure do miss my ex ='( it hurts
amandabenevides says the significant other is now back in town. so much for those plans nobody believed anyway. how many years were you planning to drag out the lie....
amandabenevides says the significant other is now back in town. so much for those plans nobody believed anyway. how many years were you planning to drag out the lie....
My guess is the song is about Graham Nash breakup with Joni Mitchell (Neil Young wrong a song about the situation as well.) From all I've read Nash was very sad for a time.
The person below seems to think s/he's back in town. LOL.
I've pondered over the meaning of this song since the album came out. I actually ran into Stephen Stills at an environmental conference in LA back in the early 90's but didn't have the huevos to ask him about this song.
So I'm left with a basic interpretation. I think this is about a man who lost his girl and ended up kidnapping some dudes related to her (borrowing the lives of his brothers, "his" in a universal sense of brotherhood).
He gets arrested and put in jail where he has lots of time to ponder his misery and is left with his guitar while he spends his time paying his just dues to the public "for the others."
I would love to hear from someone who might have a less ominous impression of this beautiful, but nevertheless, haunting song.
@Tymochtee It's about David Crosby coping with losing his fiancee in a car crash by being a better friend. That's the official explanation.
@Tymochtee It's about David Crosby coping with losing his fiancee in a car crash by being a better friend. That's the official explanation.