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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Neil Young
Neil Young
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Neil Young
Neil Young
Producer
Joshua V Smith
Joshua V Smith
Recording Engineer
Kevin Carrico
Kevin Carrico
Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Jack White
Jack White
Producer
Mindy Watts
Mindy Watts
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

When sadness fills your heart
And sorrow hides
The longing to be free
When things go wrong each day
You fix your mind
To 'scape your misery
Your troubled young life
Had made you turn
To the needle of death
How strange your happy words
Have ceased to bring
A smile from everyone
How tears have filled the eyes
Of friends that you
Once walked upon
Your troubled young life
Had made you turn
To the needle of death
One grain of pure white snow
Dissolved in blood spread
Quickly to your brain
In peace your mind withdraws
Your death so near your soul
Can't feel the pain
And your troubled young life
Had made you turn
To a needle of death
Your mother stands cryin'
While to the earth your
Body's slowly cast
Your father stands in silence
Caressing every young dream of the past
And your troubled young life
Had made you turn
To the needle of death
Through ages, man's desires
To free his mind
To release his very soul
Has proved to all who live
That death itself
Is freedom forever more
And your troubled young life
Might made you turn
To the needle of death
And your troubled young life
Had made you turn
To the needle of death
Written by: Bert Jansch
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