Bright Eyes - Crazy As A Loon Lyrics






Back before I was a movie star
Straight off of the farm
I had a picture of another man's wife
Tattooed on my arm
With a pack of Camel cigarettes
In the sleeve of my tee shirt
I'm headin' out to Hollywood
Just to have my feelings hurt

That town will make you crazy
Just give it a little time
You'll be walking 'round in circles
Down at Hollywood and Vine
You'll be waitin' on a phone call
At the wrong end of a broom
Yes, that town'll make you crazy
Crazy as a loon

So, I headed down to Nashville
To become a country star
Every night you'd find me hangin'
At every honky-tonk and bar
Pretty soon I met a woman
Pretty soon she done me wrong
Pretty soon my life got sadder
Than any country song

That town will make you crazy
Just give it a little time
You'll be walking 'round in circles
Lookin' for that country rhyme
You'll be waitin' on a phone call
At the wrong end of a broom
Yea, that town'll make you crazy
Crazy as a loon

So, I gathered up my savvy
Bought myself a business suit
I headed up to New York City
Where a man can make some loot
I got hired Monday morning
Downsized that afternoon
Overcome with grief that evening
Now I'm crazy as a loon

So I'm up here in the north woods
Just staring at a lake
Wondering just exactly how much
They think a man can take
I eat fish to pass the time away
'Neath this blue Canadian moon
This old world has made me crazy
Crazy as a loon
Lord, this world will make you crazy
Crazy as a loon





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  1. A.... M....

    My best friend/lesbian high school lover just called my consumption of water to be his 'hassle'
    because he thinks women or men have thought he's ugly. FUCK MAN 1! I have my apartment all figured out!!!!!

    A.... M....

    pw or because he thinks im guugley!

  2. B.... H....

    I love John prine, but this version by Conor is fucking awesome 👏🤙😎

  3. G.... B....

    Had to put in on full screen cause the video quality was so awesome back then. Hah

  4. B.... D....

    What a "Lunar Tune" he is. :')

    B.... D....

    BTW, have we ever talked on AOL? LOL!

  5. J.... W....

    I'm by no means a Conor Oberst or a Bright Eyes fan but nobody covers the great John Prine like he does!

  6. R.... ....

    So good

  7. c.... ....

    heading down to Hollywood just to have my feelings hurt

  8. k.... ....

    Great cover of John Brine's "crazy as a loon"

    k.... ....

    that'll be john prine

    k.... ....

    John Brine is his pirate name

  9. c.... ....

    Yeah it is Jake bellows. He and bright eyes did a split album which is awesome.

  10. B.... Y....

    Is that really Jake Bellows on bass guitar??

    B.... Y....

    i think so

    B.... Y....

    @john morrison
    Yea for sure, he's also playing and singing back up vocals in "tourist trap" from the same performance

  11. K.... L....

    Thank you for re-uploading this !!

  12. r.... ....

    So dramatic and such passion, I love it.

  13. C.... ....

    I'm a rocker but I love this tune.

    C.... ....

    Coolrockndad I'm a metal head homie. But nobody in this world could ever write a song better than John Prine. His way with words is unmatched

  14. R.... ....

    Back before I was a movie star..

  15. K.... ....

    AOL MUSIC LOLOLOL

  16. u.... ....

    Sweet. But i must say a prefer neil youngs harmonica playing.

  17. C.... B....

    every bright eyes fan needs to see them live. i swear, seeing him, <3

  18. d.... ....

    i can't wait til you're old enough to spell it properly.

  19. u.... ....

    Yeh i know, thats my point.

  20. r.... ....

    Worthy version of the John Prine original

  21. T.... S....

    With that style of harmonica, every note is in key, no matter what.

  22. u.... ....

    Great song! But Conors harmonica playing isn't the greatest thing ive ever heard lol, it's lucky every note he blows will be in key!

    u.... ....

    Lol it's a diatonic harmonica... every note is in key by default

  23. j.... a....

    yeah glad to see this back on youtube...me and a friend use to all ways get drunk and watch it ..than one day it was gone...thanks!

  24. S.... S....

    THANK FUCKING GOD! I had a panic attack when it disappeared.

    S.... S....

    Samuel Selby same i searched endlessly

  25. e.... ....

    THANK YOU . i watched the other one quite often. Glad to see it back up

  26. n.... ....

    Thanks, was looking for this too!!

  27. N.... B....

    Was wondering where the hell this version disappeared to. Good to have it back.

  28. h.... ....

    thank u!!!!<3