Neil Young: “Written in London in 1971 and cut in Nashville that year. My favorite record from Nashville.”
There are three characters in this song, the mother, the daughter, and the narrator, presumably Neil Young.
The song is asked mostly in questions, implying that there’s a conversation between...
[Verse 1]
Did I see you down in a young girl's town
With your mother in so much pain?
I was almost there at the top of the stairs
With her screamin' in the rain
[Chorus]
Did she wake you up to tell you that
It was only a change of plan?
Dream up, dream up, let me fill your cup
With the promise of a man
[Verse 2]
Did I see you walking with the boys?
Though it was not hand in hand
And was some black face in a lonely place
When you could understand?
[Chorus]
Did she wake you up to tell you that
It was only a change of plan?
Dream up, dream up, let me fill your cup
With the promise of a man
[Verse 3]
Will I see you give more than I can take?
Will I only harvest some?
As the days fly past, will we lose our grasp?
Or fuse it in the sun?
[Chorus]
Did she wake you up to tell you that
It was only a change of plan?
Dream up, dream up, let me fill your cup
With the promise of a man
Dream up, dream up, let me fill your cup
With the promise of a man
Harvest was written by Neil Young.
Harvest was produced by Elliot Mazer & Neil Young.
Neil Young released Harvest on Tue Feb 01 1972.