Neil Young - Grandpa's Interview lyrics
"grandpa here's your coffee," Said edith as she filled his cup, "nobody'll find you here And earl is glad you guys showed up The way things are downtown You might have to stay for a while There was a helicopter flyin' over your house When i talked to your neighbor kyle" "who the hell do they think they are? Invading our home like that Grandma and i had to leave so fast We couldn't even catch the cat The helicopter scared the sh** out of it And it took off down the trail Down past the railroad track Towards the county jail" "jed you really screwed up now What'd you have to do that for? Everybody wants to hang your a** Here's a note from lenore" She touched the cold steel bars As she pushed the paper in Jed took it up and read it And couldn't hide a grin Outside the jail window A crow flew across the sky Completely disappearing behind each bar Then a helicopter flew by "say hi to earl and edith Tell'em i'm doin' fine Tell'em you're ready to leave home now And they should cut the line Can grandma come and see me? I've got a new song to sing It's longer than all the others combined And doesn't mean a thing" The noise was unfamiliar... A walkie talkie squealed Generators were runnin' Vans parked in the field Tv crews and cameras They wanted to interview grandpa on the porch They came through the gate and up on the lawn Knockin' down edith's tiki torch Grandpa saw them there Looking through the venetian blind "those people don't have any respect So they won't get any of mine I ain't gonna talk about jed... I don't watch channel 2 or 6 or 9 I don't have time to talk that fast And it ain't my crime It ain't an honour to be on tv And it ain't a duty either The only good thing about tv Is shows like 'leave it to beaver' Shows with love and affection Like mama used to say A little mayberry livin' Can go a long way" He took earl's gun from the closet And loaded up both barrels Went out on the porch and fired them off And up walked a woman named carol "susan carol from early magazine I've got some questions to ask" "well you can stick 'em where the sun don't shine," Grandpa said with a gasp Then he fell face first and let out a sigh Edith came out in shock Grandpa was whispering to her from down on the floor He looked like he was tryin' to talk "that guy who just keeps singin' Can't somebody shut him up? I don't know for the life of me Where he comes up with this stuff" They laid his head on a newspaper With a picture of carmichael on the front page Posing with a little league baseball team And a seedy shot of jed with a motorcycle. Grandpa died like a hero Fightin' for freedom of silence Tryin' to stop the media Tryin' to be anonymous Share your lovin' and you'll live so long Share your lovin' and you'll live so long Share your lovin' and you'll live so long Live so long