Four Strong Winds

written by: Ian Tyson
performed live by: Neil Young and Phish
guest vocalist live: Sarah McLachlan

Lyrics

Think I’ll go out to Alberta
Weather’s good there in the fall
I got some friends that I could go working for
Still I wish you’d change your mind
If I asked you one more time
But we’ve been through this a hundred times or more

Four strong winds that blow lonely
Seven seas that run high
All those things that don’t change
Come what may If the good times are all gone
Then I’m bound for moving on I’ll look for you
If I’m ever back this way

If I get there before the snow flies and
If things are looking good
You could meet me if I send you down the fare
But by then it would be winter
Not too much for you to do
And those winds sure can get cold way out there

The good times are all gone
So I’m bound for moving on
I’ll look for you if I’m ever back this way

Still I wish you’d change your mind
If I asked you one more time
But we’ve been through that a hundred times or more

 

Appears on

Comes A Time (by Neil Young / 1978)

 

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Trivia/Notes

– Sarah did the guest vocals on the song live, playing it together with Neil Young and Phish.
– You can download the song at the Other Stuff/Multimedia section.

 

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