"Mideast Vacation" lyrics
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Lyrics
I used to watch Highway Patrol, whittling with my knife
But the thought never struck me I'd be black and white for life
I was raised on law and order in a community of strife
Became a restless boarder and I never took a wife
I went looking for Gaddafi aboard Air Force One
But I never did find him and the C.I.A. said, "Son
You'll never be a hero. Your flying days are done
It's time for you to go home now. Stop sniffing that smoking gun."
I was traveling with my family in the Mideast late one night
In the hotel all was quiet, the kids were out like little lights
Then the street was filled with Jeeps, there was an explosion to the right
They chanted, "Death to America." I was feeling like a fight
So I ran downstairs and out into the street
Someone kicked me in the belly, someone else kissed my feet
I was Rambo in the disco, I was shooting to the beat
When they burned me in effigy, my vacation was complete
But the thought never struck me I'd be black and white for life
I was raised on law and order in a community of strife
Became a restless boarder and I never took a wife
I went looking for Gaddafi aboard Air Force One
But I never did find him and the C.I.A. said, "Son
You'll never be a hero. Your flying days are done
It's time for you to go home now. Stop sniffing that smoking gun."
I was traveling with my family in the Mideast late one night
In the hotel all was quiet, the kids were out like little lights
Then the street was filled with Jeeps, there was an explosion to the right
They chanted, "Death to America." I was feeling like a fight
So I ran downstairs and out into the street
Someone kicked me in the belly, someone else kissed my feet
I was Rambo in the disco, I was shooting to the beat
When they burned me in effigy, my vacation was complete
