Canadian singer and songwriter Neil Young includes his personal garage band… Read Full Bio ↴Canadian singer and songwriter Neil Young includes his personal garage band Crazy Horse ("second best backing band in the world") to make raw and unpolished rock. Their gritty style of rock has influenced countless artists and music styles.

Crazy Horse is best known for its long association with Young, despite having released five albums of its own over a 19-year span. It has been co-credited with Young as Neil Young and Crazy Horse on 15 albums, "Americana" and "Psychedelic Pill" from 2012 being the latest.

The band recorded a concept album entitled "Greendale" (2003) that told the story using metaphors of murder and crime to represent the destruction of a small town community. The final song "Be The Rain" is one of Neil's classic epics, pleading for the world to be like the rain -- recycle and conserve to save our planet.

Discography: the studio albums "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" (1969), "Zuma" (1975), "Rust Never Sleeps" (1979), "Re-ac-tor" (1981), "Life" (1987), "Ragged Glory" (1990), "Sleeps With Angels" (1994), "Broken Arrow" (1996), Greendale (2003), "Americana" (2012), Psychedelic Pill (2012) and live albums "Live Rust" (1979), "Weld" (1991), "Year of the Horse" (1997), "Live at the Fillmore East" (2006)

Drive Back
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Lyrics

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Whatever gets you through the night
That's alright with me
When it's time to say goodbye
I have to make you see

You won't know me
I won't call you
I won't be there

To remind you
What you told me
When I showed you
In the morning
Let me know you'll

Drive back to your old town
I want to wake up with no one around
Drive back to your old town

If somebody
Is haunting your mind
Look in my eyes
Let me hide you
From yourself and
All your old friends
Every good thing
Comes to an end

Drive back, drive back, drive back

Drive back to your old town

I want to wake up with no one around
Drive back to your old town

Overall Meaning

The song "Drive Back" is performed by Neil Young & Crazy Horse and is from the album "Zuma" which was released in 1975. The lyrics are about a person who has to leave town and is asking their lover to "drive back" to their old town. The singer implies the listener is feeling haunted by their past and urging them to come out of it. The line "whatever gets you through the night, that's alright with me" implies that the singer is willing to help the listener through their struggles as long as it means they can still be together. The phrase "drive back to your old town" is repeated several times in the chorus, suggesting a desire to return to a simpler time.

In the second verse, the singer seems to be offering comfort and support to the listener, saying "look in my eyes, let me hide you from yourself and all your old friends." The singer is trying to encourage the listener to move on and leave behind any negative thoughts or feelings that may be holding them back. The idea that "every good thing comes to an end" suggests that the relationship may be fleeting or temporary, and the singer is trying to make the most of their time together before it ends.

Overall, the song "Drive Back" is a poignant and emotional piece that touches on themes of love, loss, and finding the strength to move on from past traumas.

Line by Line Meaning

Whatever gets you through the night
Whatever you do or whoever you turn to in order to cope with the night is acceptable to me

That's alright with me
I have no judgement or disapproval, I am open minded

When it's time to say goodbye
When it is time to part ways

I have to make you see
I must make you understand or realize

You won't know me
You will not recognize me

I won't call you
I will not communicate with you via phone or other mediums

I won't be there
I will not be physically present or available

To remind you
To help you remember or not forget

What you told me
The things you confided in me

When I showed you
When I revealed to you

In the morning
In the early part of the day