Neil Young — Hitchhiker 8/11/76

[Verse 1] When I was a hitchhiker on the road I had to count on you But you needed me to ease the load And for conversation too Or did you just drive on through? [Verse 2] You didn't see me in Toronto When I first tried out some hash I smoked through a pen and I'll do it again If I only had some cash If I only had some cash, ooh [Verse 3] Then I tried amphetamine And my head was in a glass Taped underneath the speedometer wires Of my '48 Buick's dash But I knew that wouldn't last [Verse 4] Then came California Where I first saw open water In the land of opportunity I knew I was getting hotter I knew I was getting hotter [Verse 5] But the neon light and the endless night They took me by surprise The doctor gave me valium But I still couldn't close my eyes I still couldn't close my eyes [Verse 6] Then came paranoia And it ran away with me I couldn't sign my autograph Or appear on TV Or see or be seen [Bridge] Living in the country Sounded good to me Smoking grass with my Chicago lass In a real organic scene Where everything was green [Harmonica Break] [Verse 7] We had a kid and we split apart Now I'm living on the road And a little cocaine goes a long, long way To ease that different load But that ain't all that I know [Verse 8] I wish I was an Aztec Or a runner in Peru I would build such beautiful buildings To house the chosen few Like an Inca from Peru