On the roller coaster ride

That my emotions have to take me on

I heard a newborn baby cry

Through the night

I heard a perfect echo die

Into an anonymous wall of digital sound

Somewhere deep inside

Of my soul



A natural beauty should be

Preserved like a monument to nature

Don't judge yourself too harsh my love

Or someday you might find your soul endangered

A natural beauty should be

Preserved like a monument to nature



Amazon

You had so much and now so much is gone

What are you gonna do

With your life?

What a lucky man

To see the earth before it touched his hand

What an angry fool

To condemn

One more night to go

One more sleep upon your burning banks

A greedy man never knows

What he's done



A natural beauty should be

Preserved like a monument to nature

Don't sell yourself too short my love

Or someday you might find your soul endangered

A natural beauty should be

Preserved like a monument to nature



Went to the rodeo today

I saw the cowgirls lined up on the fence

A brand new Chevrolet

A brand new pair of seamless pants

We watched the moment of defeat

Played back over the video screen

Somewhere deep inside

Of my soul



A natural beauty should be

Preserved like a monument



(Silver Fiddle Music, 1989)

Neil Young, Kenny Buttrey, Spooner Oldham, Nicolette Larson

Live performance recorded at Civic Auditorium, Portland, Oregon