Neil Young Lyrics

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Broken Arrow Lyrics

The lights turned on

 and the curtain fell down,

 And when it was over

 it felt like a dream,

 They stood at the stage door

 and begged for a scream,

 The agents had paid

 for the black limousine

 That waited outside in the rain.

 Did you see them,

 did you see them?

 Did you see them in the river?

 They were there to wave to you.

 Could you tell that

 the empty quivered,

 Brown skinned Indian on the banks

 That were crowded and narrow,

 Held a broken arrow?

 

 Eighteen years of American dream,

 He saw that his brother

 had sworn on the wall.

 He hung up his eyelids

 and ran down the hall,

 His mother had told him

 a trip was a fall,

 And don't mention babies at all.

 Did you see him, did you see him?

 Did you see him in the river?

 He were there to wave to you.

 Could you tell that

 the empty quivered,

 Brown skinned Indian on the banks

 That were crowded and narrow,

 Held a broken arrow?

 

 The streets were lined

 for the wedding parade,

 The Queen wore the white gloves,

 the county of song,

 The black covered caisson

 her horses had drawn

 Protected her King

 from the sun rays of dawn.

 They married for peace

 and were gone.

 Did you see them,

 did you see them?

 Did you see them in the river?

 They were there to wave to you.

 Could you tell that

 the empty quivered,

 Brown skinned Indian on the banks

 That were crowded and narrow,

 Held a broken arrow?