Young, Neil - My Pledge Lyrics






If it please the court I've had a lot to say
And it's not always been true
Standing here before you, judge
I make my pledge of truth to you

The waves came over the bowsprit
The decks awash with running green and foam
Back there at the wheel I was terrified
Next day we first saw home

My relatives came over on the Mayflower
Landed on the shore almost alone
No that damn traffic today is terrible
And everywhere I look I see people alone

Alone with their heads looking in their hands
Lost in the conversation stare
Walking with their eyes looking at the screen
Talking like they were really there

I'm lost in this new generation
Left me behind it seems
Listening to the shadow of Jimi Hendrix
"Purple Haze", sounding like TV

I stepped on someone's hand laying on the street
Both asleep and dead it may seem
He didn't even move there on the sidewalk
I stood there staring in a dream

She came along in her uniform
Stood moving me away with a gentle hand
Dressed in white like a nightingale
Her name was Florence, Florence of the Land
(I knew I'd seen her somewhere)

I knew I'd seen her somewhere
But she was busy with him gone
She came with three different brothers
Abraham, Martin and John

I heard a song about that once
And I never knew what it meant
Three stars died in a plane one night
Rock and Roll, the message that was sent

I couldn't wrap my head around it
Didn't know what it meant
Standing there on that sandy beach
Watching it turn to cement

Now I don't see all the colors
And I might miss some of their beauty
But I do see what I see
And I want to do my duty

Enlisted in the Navy at the corner store
They had a recruiting booth
I covered my heart and raised my hand
And swore it was the truth

That's my pledge
That's my pledge
That's my pledge, judge
That's my pledge





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  1. I.... b....

    Bro idk why but it kinda sounds like the backing vocal is auto tuned but i dont think so

  2. A.... M....

    This Neil lad is bloody good.

  3. C.... M....

    A Canadian singing about coming over on the Mayflower..... He must have forgotten about Jamestown, or didn't give a damn one way or another.

  4. M.... J....

    God, cannot get enough with this song. Love the entire Peace Trail album!

  5. J.... N....

    'I,m lost in this generation" My kids look into their hands all the time.Into a machine [device] that they understand..Heres hoping in time they might talk in real time to their friends and family .

  6. D.... S....

    "I don't see all the colors and I might miss some of their beauty. But I do see what I see, and I want to do my duty." I'm going to attach this quote to at least one of my social media profiles now.

  7. J.... S....

    Yes. simply. Yes.

  8. G.... D....

    it'd be fun to dance to this at a show, bouncy

  9. A.... W....

    Is this a meme? (Is this a meme autotuned)

  10. W.... J....

    HOI NEIL HOE MOOI JIJ JE CLIPS MAKEN ER ZO VEEL PLEZIER AAN HEBT JE BOODSCHAP OVER TE BRENGEN VOOR MIJ IS ENGELS NOG MOEILIJK IK KAN NOG STEEDS NIETELK WOORD EN BETEKENIS ER VAN MAAR IK VOEL WAT JIJ BEDOELD IK WIL ALTIJD MIJN VERMOGEN MIJN ZIEL GEBRUIKEN OM HET TE KUNNEN LEREN IK HEB NOG ZO VEEL IN TE HALLEN KENNIS BLIJFT BLIJFT DE GROTEN GEEST VAN DE VRIJHEID EN DE LIEFDE DAAR VAN IK KON ZEER SLECHT LEREN MAAR CREATIVITEIT GEEFT JE LIEFDE OM DOOR TE ZETTEN HET BLIJFT DE KRACHT OM JE ZELF STEEDS WEER UITTE VINDEN DAAR DE TROTS
    VAN TE KRIJG OM NOG BETER TE WORDEN MAAR DOE DIT NIET EENZIJDIG MAAR OP VEEL MANIER ALS MAAR CREATIEF BLIJFT LEVEN EN DURFT DOOR TE ZETTEN
    JIJ NEIL BENT ZO VOORBEELD JE ZELF UIT TE VINDEN EN DAT JE HET KAN
    ANGST IS DAAR BIJ EEN SLECHT BOODSCHAP JE ZAL JE SLEUTEL VERLIEZEN
    IN DAN BLIJF JE ZOEKEN ER IS EEN DICHTER DIE ZIJ HEB JE IETS GEVONDEN
    DAN HEB JE SLECHT GEZOCHT DAR JE MOET DOOR GAAN EN NOG BETER RESULTAAT
    VERKRIJGEN JE KAN HET NIET BEGRIJPEN BEGRIJP HET BEGRIP EN KOM TOT DEDE PIT
    EN LAAT HET RIJPEN ZO IS EN BLIJFT GEDULD DE SCHOONST ZAAK VAN HET LEVEN
    BLIJF BIJ JE ZELF EN ONTVANG DE LIEFDE DE VRIENDSCHAP EN VREUGDE VOOR JE VERDERE LEVENS VREDE DANK JE WEL WOUTER JOHN H M M

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

    Absolutely ♥️

  12. C.... R....

    Cool song.

  13. J.... N....

    An astonishing song .The vocal just behind the lead vocal makes it special .For some inexplicable reason playing this many times especially in my car as i travel a lot in my job it has the haunting resonance of "Old Man " .One of NY,s finest

  14. R.... B....

    Keep on keeping Neil! Love ya bro!!!

  15. B.... B....

    A+ in every way!

  16. B.... B....

    This is cute!  Haa!!!

  17. S.... T....

    That's THE SONG
    The SONG I was waitin' since thirty years.
    Thanks Neil!!!

  18. D.... B....

    💗♫🔱Neil Young is king🔱♫💗

  19. P.... l....

    this album is just great ! makes me laugh, smile, and cheeks my soul, think neil is someone like me :)

  20. g.... ....

    Neil Young never ceases to amaze me. They don't make em like him anymore, and that upsets me :(

  21. T.... C....

    i feel ya Neil. you make good points.

  22. i.... a....

    just fantastic..

  23. T.... C....

    thank you Neil. My pledge is to help land, keep her clean, keep her fed.

  24. T.... R....

    Neil just keeps saying things the way he sees them. This album appears very promising in terms of being the voice of a generation. It please me that so many young folk are catching on to Neil and his truth!

  25. P.... ....

    Great song Neil, you're the only artist who will never be able to release a song that I don't like! Peace ☮☮☮

  26. P.... l....

    best shit

  27. R.... E....

    Acoustic down home music and straight from the soul lyrics. No electrics no fancy mixes. The way it should be.

  28. L.... R....

    Neil this a beautiful album! Remember, you commented on my you tube video ? Lucinda 2005?

  29. C.... S....

    you do make my heart soar.... music and lyrics.

  30. T.... C....

    I love this animation! And I love Neil Young!

  31. m.... c....

    i'm lost in this new generation too, it frightens me what all these gadgets are doing to people from our kids right through to granny and granda, my pledge is to continue to carry pen and paper and talk to people @KORITFW

  32. m.... c....

    Neil-THANKS , You have made a brilliant record , I'm enjoying what I hear and see

  33. A.... C....

    Thanks Neil!

  34. c.... k....

    Gotta love it
    dang

  35. G.... G....

    Thank you Neil a fan from Toronto!

  36. B.... T....

    I love Neil Young, but why you gotta spell Jimi Hendrix that way?

  37. U.... ....

    I can't believe that this man will die some day. I reject the idea.

  38. E.... A....

    When I was playing Neil Young on a turntable connected with a transmitter in one of the first "free radio" in my hometown, it was time for tea, listening Acapulco gold driven melodies on stunning Californian's sunsets ripped by his so acid electric blues guitar. Nowadays, listening this song, I feel again that smile appearing on my face because this maestro has taken advantage of the time passed by. Thank you Mr. Neil Young

  39. G.... T....

    Great song. Don't like that autotune but it has meaning to it regarding Neil talking about trying to get with the times

  40. L.... H....

    Love the artistic nature of this. Well done.

  41. C.... C....

    yea im a decendent of the mayflower my self ! ty the indians !

  42. A.... R....

    E' sempre lui, bravissimo Neil.

  43. k.... ....

    Wow..... this song has the vibe from After The Gold Rush album.....40+ years ago.....totally awesome....Thank
    You Neil !!!!!!!!!!

  44. A.... B....

    Wowww! Thanxs for this cool Video!

  45. L.... !....

    .. good, better, best, all roled into one, a giant that just continues to grow, that's Neal !

  46. D.... B....

    Thanks for the music/message. Like always your music is great. Namaste

  47. w.... j....

    Love it!

  48. M.... W....

    Mr.Young your fantastic !! Thank you. ive always loved your music. please never change. love, hugs and many Blessings to you an yours. Angel

  49. L.... S....

    I love this video. Thanks for clarifying Abraham Martin and John~ <3

  50. n.... p....

    Love and only love my sweet lord.I love you ,thank you Neil Young looooove.

  51. A.... P....

    Nice Title 🎸🎙✋

    A.... P....

    Alison Penelope Pitstop Scarborough alison will u marry me

  52. A.... H....

    Love you, Neil. Thanks for this great new album.

    A.... H....

    AndrewDeneHelbig I like Neil young very good . Artist

    A.... H....

    Neil young is great

  53. E.... ....

    I absolutely love neil young, but I feel that this is a "this generation sucks" song which I don't really appreciate.

  54. n.... y....

    saw you in Glasgow scotland.. pscycadelic pill tour with crazyhorse.. shit hot night could never be another like it...all the best forever..

  55. T.... G....

    I truthfully pledge that this is excellent

  56. R.... L....

    Hey Neil, you misspelled "meant".

  57. M.... I....

    Neil's been my favorite pretty much my whole life ... but I can't help but imagine how much better this song would have been if he sang the lyrics. Quite possibly could have been another Neil classic. :(

  58. M.... F....

    I hope they make a new nation where neil young is king

  59. J.... S....

    Nice Neil :)
    You on the spot there. Like it Sir.

  60. C.... S....

    Loved this. Great visuals and lyrics and my heart soars when I listen to Mr. Young. Char

    C.... S....

    No way man, don't take it that way because he feels left behind in a crazy new world. Most of the song is about times past anyhow.

  61. d.... s....

    Neil...why auto tune...you're better than that.

    d.... s....

    It's not auto-tune... it's a throwback to his 1982 album "Trans" where he ran his vocals through a Sennheiser vocoder synthesizer on a bunch of tracks. People didn't like it back then but Neil did it as a way to illustrate the struggles of trying to communicate with his son Ben(who has cerebral palsy). In typical Neil style, he's combining the old with the new with the middle portions of his career.

    d.... s....

    You didn't listen TRANS, man !!!

  62. N.... d....

    Brilliant!

  63. M.... C....

    Let's get going, Neil!

  64. B.... Z....

    lemon pledge for dust ..

  65. S.... ....

    Now the unplugged!!! please and thank you

  66. S.... A....

    Thank you!

  67. D.... O....

    Keep on keeping on...

  68. G.... ....

    And this is why we love the only Neil Young.

  69. C.... C....

    Recruiting for Trump's Navy upgrade?

  70. M.... R....

    SEI IL MIGLIORE DA SEMPRE

  71. 8.... ....

    I'm still with you, Neil!

  72. e.... g....

    LOVE IT !

  73. P.... ....

    They don't come any more real than Neil Young. A truly authentic artist. Thanks for everything, Neil.

  74. J.... S....

    GENIOUS!!!

  75. D.... K....

    Damn I love Neil way too much.but then ,can you really .nope .guilty as charged .one dude il be singing to in my old age.listening to old black .🖕✌✌✌

  76. D.... V....

    "JimMY" Hendrix ? Hum...guess it's Jimi. Open The Portal, back to work : )

  77. O.... t....

    Thanks Neil! We had a blast

  78. R.... B....

    Thanks Neil! Just love it!!

  79. B.... N....

    yes!!!!! Neil!!!

  80. M.... S....

    great man. Always
    thank You Neil
    👍👍💞💞💞💞💟💟💞

  81. W.... C....

    I got to see you play Ole Black, from 10-15 feet away in 1997. That was a good day. ;-)
    Cold on the prairie today, but it's sunny. Thanks for the song. ~Some guy in Canada.

  82. D.... D....

    I don't really know what this song is all about - I get that people are fixated on electronic devices (like me now) - but 'a pledge?' And I have been buying NY records since the Great Buffalo Springfield and seen the genius live on many occasions ... Tell me why - what's it really about Neil?

  83. B.... C....

    Thank You...Beautifully stated and Your Soul is too! 🏇XoX

  84. R.... O....

    Thank you Uncle Neil!!

  85. J.... C....

    I love all your Work Neil but the earth is flat Look into it the helocentric model is the big bang model is the Evelution bull shit model the only one they teach brainwashing all
    THE EARTH IS FLAT
    the sea is level
    the north star proves flat earth we are not spinning 1000 mph

    J.... C....

    John Crawford you will feel better after a nap

    J.... C....

    Well, the pole flip isn't flat. Research it, then get some food put away.

    J.... C....

    c'mon stop.

    J.... C....

    S0 ooo truth being my pledge, could you please truthfully explain what this means to the rest of us if it is flat???

    J.... C....

    John Crawford You flatasses have plenty of your own channels ,,don't pollute this one.

  86. M.... P....

    fabulous and more more...thanks Neil i love you!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  87. S.... J....

    Great song! Like it a lot...

  88. S.... J....

    I still stand with ya Neil, thats my pledge

    S.... J....

    We'll always stand with Neil!

  89. R.... S....

    Wow Neil still has it in him ~ Great song ~

    R.... S....

    because of the commentary on being out of touch with the generation. Also, I suggest you look into Neil's album called - Trans.

    R.... S....

    I like Le Noise ~ I've never counted Neil out ~ Trans was back in the early 80's the song that comes to mind from that period is "Sample and Hold" ~ Met him years ago at PINKS in Hollywood ~ Nice guy to his fans ~

  90. R.... U....

    JIMI. Not "Jimmy." Christ.

    R.... U....

    I think it may have been on purpose.

    R.... U....

    Rod Underhill , I think it was "ment" to be that way.

  91. G.... B....

    Her name was florence, florence of the land

  92. s.... ....

    Thanks Neil. I needed that.

  93. J.... G....

    Neil Young re-invents himself again. Or maybe he was always that way with some pauses in-between. Either way, he's my Neil Young, and he's everybody's Neil Young. Thanks Neil.

    J.... G....

    Alot like Greendale another favarot of mine

    J.... G....

    good job..

  94. b.... z....

    a good canadian!