"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

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).