Comin' Apart at Every Nail

by Neil Young

From the album: Hawks & Doves

Track 8 of 9 on Hawks & Doves (1980).

Duration: 2:36

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Lyrics for Comin' Apart at Every Nail

It's awful hard to find a job On one side the government, the other the mob Hey, hey ain't that right The workin' man's in for a hell of a fight. Oh, this country sure looks good to me But these fences are comin' apart at every nail. Way up on the old dew line Some of the boys were feelin' fine A big light flashed across the sky But somethin' else went slippin' by Meanwhile at the Pentagon The brass was a wonderin' what went wrong. Oh, this country sure looks good to me But these fences are comin' apart at every nail. Hey hey, ain't that right The workin' man's in for a hell of a fight. Oh, this country sure looks good to me But these fences are comin' apart at every nail.

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  1. Little Wing
  2. The Old Homestead
  3. Lost in Space
  4. Captain Kennedy
  5. Stayin' Power
  6. Coastline
  7. Union Man
  8. Comin' Apart at Every Nail
  9. Hawks & Doves