"Don't Let It Bring You Down" lyrics

"Don't Let It Bring You Down"

Old man lying by the side of the road
With the lorries rolling by
Blue moon sinking from the weight of the load
And the buildings scrape the sky

Cold wind ripping down the alley at dawn
And the morning paper flies
Dead man lying by the side of the road
With the daylight in his eyes

Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around

Blind man running through the light of the night
With an answer in his hand
Come on down to the river of sight
And you can really understand

Red lights flashing through the window in the rain
Can you hear the sirens moan?
White cane lying in a gutter in the lane
If you're walking home alone

[Chorus]
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around

[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning
Just find someone who's turning
And you will come around

Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning
Just find someone who's turning
And you will come around


Thanks to Patrick Dion, sam for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Neil Young
This song appears on the 1971 live album "4 Way Street" by "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young" and on Neil Young's 2007 "Live at Massey Hall 1971" and 2013 "Live at the Cellar Door" albums.
Neil Young says about this track on "4 Way Street" album by "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young", "Here is a new song. It's guaranteed to bring you right down. It's called 'Don't Let It Bring You Down'. It sorta starts off real slow and then fizzles out altogether."
This song was covered by the band "Last Exit", which Sting was a member of before The Police, on their 1974 "Impulse Studio Demos".
Annie Lennox's version of "Don't Let It Bring You Down" was featured in the film "American Beauty" (1999) but wasn't included on the film's soundtrack album. It appeared on her album "Medusa" (1995).
You May Also Like
Loudon Wainwright III - "Lullaby" Shut up and go to bed Put the pillow under your head I'm sick and tired of all of your worries Shut up and say goodnight Say your prayers and turn out the lights I'm sick and tired of all of your...
Scott Walker - "Duchess" It's your bicycle bells and your Rembrandt swells Your children alive and still breathing And your look of loss when you're coming across Makes me feel like a thief when you're bleeding Duchess...
John Martyn - "London Conversation" In a foreign city once again You waved weekly in the night The early sun of London morning Burned the darkness with unanswered light But morning found you crying Waiting for a woman Where she left...
Little Feat - "Rock And Roll Doctor" There was a woman in Georgia, didn't feel just right She had the fever all day and chills at night Now things got worse, yes a serious bind At times like this it takes a man with a style I cannot...
Sandy Denny - "It'll Take A Long Time" Oh, it's like a storm at sea And everything is lost And the fretful sailors calling out their woes As to the waves they're tossed Oh, they are all gentlemen And never will they know If there is a...