Neil Young
Peaceful Valley Boulevard
Le Noise (2010)

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One day shots rang out in the peaceful valley
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God was crying tears that fell like rain
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Before the railroad came from Kansas City
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And the bullets hit the bison from the train

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  The first shots rang accross the peaceful valley
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  And the white man laid his foot upon the plain

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The wagon train rolled through the dusty canyon
The settlers full of wonder as they crossed
A gentle creek where two old oaks were standing
Before the west was won there was a cost

  A rain of fire came down upon the wagons
  A mother screamed and every soul was lost

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Change hit the country like a thunderstorm
Ancient rivers soon began to boil
People rushed like water to California
At first they came for gold an then for oil

  Fortunes were made and lost in lifetimes
  Mother Earth took poison in her soil

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An electro cruiser coasted towards the exit
And turned on Peaceful Valley Boulevard
"People make the difference" read a billboard
Above a long life of odling cars

  Who'll be the one to lead this world
  Who'll be the beacon in the night

    Who'll be the one to lead this world
    Who'll be the beacon in the night
    Who'll be the one to lead the nations
    And protect God's creations

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A polar bear still drifting on an ice floor
Sun beating down from the sky
Politicians gathered for a summit
And came away with nothing to decide

  Storms thundered on his tears of pounding rain
  A child was born and wondered why

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