The Last Trip To Tulsa-Neil Young

[ti:The Last Trip To Tulsa] [ar:Neil Young] [al:Sugar Mountain - Live At Cante] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Last Trip To Tulsa - Neil Young [00:36.93]Well I used to drive a cab you know [00:41.67]I heard a siren scream [00:44.97]Pulled over to the corner [00:47.16]And I fell into a dream [00:52.43]There were two men eating pennies [00:55.43]And three young girls who cried [00:58.92]The West coast is falling [01:02.36]I see rocks in the sky [01:07.97]The preacher took his bible [01:10.59]And laid it on the stool [01:13.34]He said: with the congregation running [01:16.52]Why should I play the fool [01:24.38] [01:27.81]Well I used to be a woman you know [01:32.12]I took you for a ride [01:34.87]I let you fly my airplane [01:37.93]It looked good for your pride [01:45.10]'Cause you're the kind of man you know [01:49.28]Who likes what he says [01:52.90]I wonder what's it's like [01:54.77]To be so far over my head [02:02.70]Well the lady made the wedding [02:05.19]And she brought along the ring [02:08.62]She got down on her knees [02:11.68]And said: Let's get on with this thing [02:15.82] [02:34.87]Well I used to be a folk singer [02:37.80]Keeping managers alive [02:40.80]When you saw me on a corner [02:43.85]And told me I was jive [02:47.60]So I unlocked your mind you know [02:51.90]To see what I could see [02:54.53]If you guarantee the postage [02:57.02]I'll mail you back the key [03:04.32]Well I woke up in the morning [03:07.63]With an arrow through my nose [03:10.75]There was an Indian in the corner [03:14.55]Tryin' on my clothes [03:17.33] [03:43.93]Well I used to be asleep you know [03:49.11]With blankets on my bed [03:56.22]I stayed there for a while [03:58.77]'Til they discovered I was dead [04:05.20]The coroner was friendly [04:08.94]And I liked him quite a lot [04:12.87]If I hadn't 've been a woman [04:15.68]I guess I'd never have been caught [04:19.08] [04:29.44]They gave me back my house and car [04:32.63]And nothing more was said [04:38.37] [05:20.69]Well I was driving down the freeway [05:23.43]When my car ran out of gas [05:26.36]Pulled over to the station [05:28.67]But I was afraid to ask [05:37.13] [05:41.08]The servicemen were yellow [05:42.97]And the gasoline was green [05:45.84]Although I knew I couldn't [05:48.16]I thought that I was gonna scream [05:59.69]That was on my last trip to Tulsa [06:03.18]Just before the snow [06:05.50]If you ever need a ride there [06:09.38]Be sure to let me know [06:16.44] [07:13.75]I was chopping down a palm tree [07:17.16]When a friend dropped by to ask [07:21.27]If I would feel less lonely [07:24.02]If he helped me swing the axe [07:30.76]I said: No it's not a case of being lonely [07:36.25]We have here [07:38.52]I've been working on this palm tree [07:41.28]For eighty seven years [07:45.22] [07:46.28]I said: No it's not a case of being lonely [07:54.18]We have here [07:56.17]I've been working on this palm tree [07:59.92]For eighty seven years [08:10.59]He said: Go get lost [08:12.21]And walked towards his Cadillac [08:16.70]I chopped down the palm tree [08:19.03]And it landed on his back