Thrasher Songtext
von Neil Young

They were hiding behind hay bales
They were planting in the full moon
They had given all they had, for something new
But the light of day was on them
They could see the thrashers coming
And the water shone like diamonds in the dew

And I was just getting up, hit the road before it′s light
Tryna catch an hour on the sun
When I saw those thrashers rolling by
Looking more than two lanes wide
I was feelin' like my day had just begun

Where the eagle glides descending, there′s an ancient river bending
Through the timeless gorge of changes, where sleeplessness awaits
I searched down my companions, who were lost in crystal canyons
When the aimless blade of science slashed the pearly gates


It was then that I knew I'd had enough
Burned my credit card for fuel
Headed out to where the pavement turns to sand
With a one-way ticket to the land of truth
And my suitcase in my hand
How I lost my friends, I still don't understand

They had the best selection
They were poisoned with protection
There was nothing that they needed, nothing left to find
They were lost in rock formations, or became park bench mutations
On the sidewalks, and in the stations, they were waiting, waiting

So, I got bored and left them there
They were just deadweight to me
Better down the road without that load
Brings back the time when I was eight or nine
I was watchin′ my mama′s T.V
It was that Great Grand Canyon rescue episode

Where the vulture glides descending, on an asphalt highway, bending
Through libraries and museums, galaxies and stars
Down the windy halls of friendship, to the rose, clipped by the bull whip
The motel of lost companions waits with heated pool and bar


But me, I'm not stopping there
Got my own row left to hoe
Just another line in the field of time
When the thrashers comes, I′ll be stuck in the sun
Like the dinosaurs in shrines
But I'll know the time has come to give what′s mine