Goin Home
Neil Young Lyrics

On the hill where Custer was
The song sets the stage at the historic battle of Little Bighorn where Custer's last stand was taken against the Indians.

Making his last stand
The battle was fought to the very end, where Custer took his final stand.

With the Indians all around
Custer was surrounded by Indians, who ultimately won the battle.

And his gun in his hand
Custer was holding his gun, ready to fight till the end.

Such a wind was blowing that day
The weather was windy and turbulent on the day of the battle.

Through the battleground
The wind was blowing through the open battlefield.

I could feel it in my hair
The wind was strong enough to blow the singer's hair.

As I turned towards downtown
The song shifts from the past to the present, where the singer is reminiscing about the battle and is now in a downtown area.

Weaving through the buildings
The singer is navigating through the buildings in the downtown area.

Cutting though the streets
The singer is moving quickly through the streets.

Slicing through the culture
The singer is moving through a diverse range of people and cultures.

Piling on the weeks
The singer is accumulating more experiences as the weeks go by.

Going home, I'm going home
The singer is going home after his journey through the city.

Dropping in on you my friend
The singer is visiting his friend.

Is just like old times
The visit feels like the good old times when the friends were together.

Said the fool who signed the paper
The artist sarcastically refers to himself as a fool who once signed a document.

To assorted slimes
The document signer refers to the people he signed the document for as dishonest and deceitful.

It's hard to get blood from a stone
Getting something from someone who doesn't have anything to offer is a difficult task.

But for you, I'll give it a try
The singer is willing to put in the effort to help his friend, despite the odds.

To provide your accommodations
The singer wants to help arrange accommodation for his friend.

And leave you satisfied
The singer hopes that his friend will be pleased with the arranged accommodation.

You'd think it was easy
The singer thinks that it should be easy to give something away.

To give your life away
The singer is referring to the promises made that were easy to break.

To not have to live up to
The promises made are not to be met.

The promises you made
Referring to promises made earlier, the singer acknowledges them as a burden.

Elusively she cut the phone
The song changes the subject to a woman who cut the phone call shortly.

Moved from cell to cell
She moves from one cellular network to another.

Really looking remarkable
The artist finds the woman attractive and notable.

And obviously doing well
The artist thinks that the woman is successful in life too.

She made a turn on a wooden bridge
The woman turned on a bridge.

Into the battleground
The bridge was a way to the battlefield of Little Bighorn.

With a thousand warriors on the ridge
The woman saw many Indian warriors on the ridge.

She tried to turn her radio down
The woman attempted to lower down the volume of the radio.

Battle drums were pounding
The woman could hear the sound of drums played during the battle.

All around her car
The sound of drums was all around her vehicle.

She saw her clothes were changing
The woman noticed her clothes turning into sky and stars.

Into sky and stars
Her clothes changed into celestial objects.

Going home, I'm going home
The singer loops back to the chorus about him going back home.

Going home, I'm going home
The singer repeats that he's returning to his residence.

Going home, I'm going home
The singer ends by reiterating that he's going home.

Going home, I'm going home
The singer concludes by reaffirming that he's heading towards his destination.