מילים לשיר The Last Trip To Tulsa – Neil Young

Well, I used to drive a cab, you know
Pulled over to the corner
I heard a siren scream
And fell into a dream
There were two men eating pennies
"The West coast is falling,
And three young girls who cried
I see rocks in the sky."
The preacher took his bible
And he laid it on the stone.
He said: "with the congegration running,
Why should I play the fool?"
Well I used to be a woman, you know I took you for a ride,
I let you fly my airplane
It looked good for your pride.
'cause you're the kind of man you know
I wonder what's it's like
Who likes what he says.
To be so far over my head.
Well, the lady made the wedding
And she brought along the ring.
And said: 'let's get on with this thing'.
She got down on her knees
Well I used to be a folk singer Keeping managers alive,
When you saw me on a corner
And told me I was jive.
So I unlocked your mind, you know
To see what I could see.
If you guarantee the postage,
I'll mail you back the key.
Well I woke up in the morning
With an arrow through my nose
Tryin' on my clothes.
There was an indian in the corner
With blankets on my bed. Well I used to be asleep you know
I stayed there for a while
The coroner was friendly
And I liked him quite a lot.
'til they disovered I was dead.
If I hadn't 've been a woman
I guess I'd never have been caught. They gave me back my house and car
When my car ran out of gas.
And nothing more was said.
Well I was driving down the freeway
But I was afraid to ask.
Pulled over to the station
The servicemen were yellow
And the gasoline was green.
Although I knew I couldn't
I thought I was gonna scream.
That was on my last trip to Tulsa
Just before the snow.
If you ever need a ride there,
Be sure to let me know. Well I was chopping down a palm tree
When a friend dropped by to ask
If I would feel less lonely
If he helped me swing the axe.
I said 'no, it's not a case of being lonely
I've been working on this palm tree
We've had here,
For eighty seven years.'
He said "go get lost"
And walked towards his Cadillac.
I chopped down the palm tree
And it landed on his back.