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Artist/Band: Neil Young
Lyrics for Song: Crime In The City (Sixty To Zero Part 1)
Lyrics for Album: Other Songs - Neil Young



Well, the cop made the showdown

He was sure he was right

He had all of the lowdown

From the bank heist last night

His best friend was the robber

And his wife was a thief

All the children were killers

They couldn't get no relief

The bungalow was surrounded

When a voice loud and clear

Said, Come on out

with your hands up

Or we'll blow you out of here.

There was a face in the window

The TV cameras rolled

Then they cut to the announcer

And the story was told.



The artist looked at the producer

The producer sat back

He said, What we have got here

Is a perfect track

But we don't have a vocal

And we don't have a song

If we could get

these things accomplished

Nothin' else could go wrong.

So he balanced the ashtray

As he picked up the phone

And said, Send me a songwriter

Who's drifted far from home

And make sure that he's hungry

Make sure he's alone

Send me a cheeseburger

And a new Rolling Stone.

Yeah.



There's still crime in the city,

Said the cop on the beat,

I don't know if I can stop it

I feel like meat on the street

They paint my car like a target

I take my orders from fools

Meanwhile some kid

blows my head off

Well, I play by their rules

That's why I'm doin' it my way

I took the law in my hands



So here I am in the alleyway

A wad of cash in my pants

I get paid by a ten year old

He says he looks up to me

There's still crime in the city

But it's good to be free.

Yeah.



Now I come from a family

That has a broken home

Sometimes I talk to Daddy

On the telephone

When he says that he loves me

I know that he does

But I wish I could see him

I wish I knew where he was

But that's the way

all my friends are

Except maybe one or two

Wish I could

see him this weekend

Wish I could walk in his shoes

But now I'm doin' my own thing

Sometimes I'm good, then I'm bad

Although my home has been broken

It's the best home I ever had

Yeah.



Well, I keep gettin' younger

My life's been funny that way

Before I ever learned to talk

I forgot what to say

I sassed back to my mom

I sassed back to my teacher

I got thrown out of Bible school

For sassin' back at the preacher

Then I grew up to be a fireman

Put out every fire in town

Put out anything smokin'

But when I put the hose down

The judge sent me to prison

He gave me life without parole

Wish I never put the hose down

Wish I never got old.


Crime In The City (Sixty To Zero Part 1)

Neil Young's 'Crime In The City (Sixty To Zero Part 1)' stands as a pivotal track from his 1972 album *Half-Dead*, capturing the raw energy and social consciousness of the era. Recorded during a period of intense creative output, the song exemplifies Young's signature blend of folk-rock and electric instrumentation, often featuring his distinctive vocal delivery and harmonica work. As part of the 'Sixty To Zero' suite, the piece reflects themes of urban decay and political unrest, characteristic of the late 1960s and early 1970s counterculture movement. The recording showcases Young's ability to weave complex musical arrangements with lyrical narratives that addressed contemporary issues, cementing his status as a leading voice in the folk-rock revival. This work remains a significant example of his discography from that transformative period, influencing countless artists who followed in his wake.


Album Lyrics: Other Songs - Neil Young


Neil Young
"Other Songs - Neil Young"


2. (When You're On) The Losing End
3. 12/8 Blues (All The Same)
4. 1956 Bubblegum Disaster
5. 4-way Street Medley
6. After Berlin
7. All Along The Watchtower
8. Alone and Forsaken
9. Amber Jean
10. American Dream
13. Back To The Country
14. Bad News
15. Barefoot Floors
16. Beautiful Bluebird
17. Better Than Silver And Gold
18. Big Parade
19. Big Room
20. Big Time
21. Black Coral
22. Born To Run
23. Boxcar
24. Bridge
25. Bright Sunny Day
26. Changin' Highways
27. Citizen Kane Jr. Blues
28. Cocaine Eyes
29. Color By Numbers
30. Come Along And Say You Will
31. Computer Cowboy
32. Country Girl (Medley)
33. Crime In The City (Sixty To Zero Part 1)
34. Crime Of The Heart
35. Dance, Dance, Dance
36. Day And Night We Walk These Aisles
37. Dirty Old Man
38. Do I Have To Come Right Out And Say It
39. Doghouse
40. Don't Cry
41. Don't Pity Me Babe
42. Don't Say You Love Me
43. Don't Say You Win, Don't Say You Lose
44. Don't Spook The Horse
45. Down Down Down
46. Dream Machine
47. Dream That Can Last
48. Drivin' Thunder
49. Evening Coconut
50. Ever After
51. Everybody I Love You
52. Everybody's Alone
53. Everything Is Broken
54. Extra, Extra
55. Farm Aid Song
56. Farmer's Song
57. Feel Your Love
58. Find Another Shoulder
59. Fingers
60. Flying On The Ground (Is Wrong)
61. Fonda Wanda
62. Fontainebleau
63. Fool For Your Love
64. Forever Young
65. Friend Of Mine
66. Gateway Of Love
67. Get Behind The Wheel
68. Give Me Strength
69. God's Perfect Plan
70. Good Phone
71. Goodbye Dick
72. Great Divide
73. Greatest Song On Earth
74. Grey Riders
75. Guilty Train
76. Handel's Messiah
77. Hawaiian Sunrise
78. Heavy Love
79. Hello Lonely Woman
80. Hello Mr. Soul
81. Hey Hey
82. High Heel Shoes
83. High School Graduation
84. Highway Of Our Love
85. Hillbilly Band
86. Hold You In My Arms
87. Homefires
88. Honey, I Got The Blues
89. I Ain't Got The Blues
90. I Wonder Why
91. I'm Goin'
92. I'm Just A Passenger
93. I'm The Ocean
94. I'm Your Kind Of Guy
95. If You Got Love
96. In The Great Divide
97. In Tune With You
98. Interstate
99. It Might Have Been
100. It's A Crime Of The Heart
101. It's So Hard To Wait
102. Jesus' Chariot
103. Johnny
104. Just Singing A Song
105. Kansas
106. Keep On Rockin' In The Free World
107. Keep The Homefires Burning
108. King Of Kings Theme
109. L. A.
110. Lady Wingshot
111. Landing On Water
112. Last Of A Dying Breed
113. Last Of His Kind (The Farm Aid Song)
114. Last Trip To Tulsa
115. Leavin' The Top 40 Behind
116. Let It Shine
117. Let Me Call You Sweetheart
118. Let Your Fingers Do The Walking
119. Let's Go Away For Awhile
120. Light Of Love
121. Live To Ride
122. Lonely Weekend
123. Loner
124. Looking Forward
125. Loose Change
126. Losing End
127. Love Art Blues
127. Love Hotel
127. Maui Mama
127. Mediterranean
127. Midnight On The Bay
127. Modern World
127. Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)
127. Motion Pictures (For Carrie)
127. Mr.Disappointment
127. Music Arcade
127. Name Of Love
127. Natural Anthem
127. Night Song
127. No Hidden Path
127. No One Seems To Know
127. Nothing Is Perfect
127. Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing
127. Ocean Girl
127. Oh, Lonsome Me
127. Old Country Waltz
127. Old Hillbilly Band
127. Old Homestead
127. Old Laughing Lady
127. On Broadway
127. Once I Was In Love
127. One More Sign
127. Open Road
127. Ordinary People
127. Out Of Control
127. Out Of My Mind
127. Out Of The Blue
127. Passenger
127. Philadelphia
127. Pictures In My Mind
127. Politician
127. Price That You Pay
127. Pushed It Over The End
127. Queen Of Them All
127. Railroad Town
127. Rainin' In Paradise
127. Relativity Invitation
127. Rent Is Always Due
127. Road Of Plenty
127. Robert E. Lee
127. Rock & Roll Woman
127. Rock Rock Rock
127. Roll Another Number (For The Road)
127. Round And Round And Round
127. Run Around Babe
127. Sad Movies
127. Sample And Hold
127. Saturday Night
127. Scattered (Let's Think About Livin')
127. Sea Of Madness
127. Sell Out
127. Separate Ways
127. Sharpshooter
127. Shining Light
127. Sixty To Zero
127. Slip Away
127. Slowpoke
127. So Tired
127. Something More Tame
127. Song Of Love
127. Soul Of A Woman
127. Spirit Road
127. Spud Blues
127. Standing In The Light Of Love
127. Sweet Joni
127. Thank God I'm On The Road Tonight
127. The Ballad Of Peggy Grover
127. The Believer
127. The Way
127. There Goes My Babe
127. This Old House
127. This Town
127. Till I Pass This Way Again
127. Time Fades Away
127. Time Off For Good Behavior
127. Traces
127. Turbine
127. Walking After Midnight
127. Walking To New Orleans
127. War Song
127. Ways Of Love
127. Wayward Wind
127. We're Gonna Rock Forever
127. Welcome To The Big Room
127. Whatever Happened To Saturday Night
127. When It Falls, It Falls All Over You
127. Whiskey Boot Hill
127. Winter Winds
127. Your Love
127. Your Love Again