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One of these days,
I'm gonna sit down
And write a long letter
To all the good friends I've known
And I'm gonna try
And thank them all
For the good times together.
Though so apart we've grown.

One of these days,
I'm gonna sit down
And write a long letter
To all the good friends I've known
One of these days,
One of these days,
One of these days,
And it won't be long, it won't be long.

And I'm gonna thank,
That old country fiddler
And all those rough boys
Who play that rock 'n' roll
I never tried to burn any bridges
Though I know I let some good things go.

One of these days,
I'm gonna sit down
And write a long letter
To all the good friends I've known
One of these days,
One of these days,
One of these days,
And it won't be long, it won't be long.

From down in L.A.
All the way to Nashville,
From New York City
To my Canadian prairie home
My friends are scattered
Like leaves from an old maple.
Some are weak, some are strong.

One of these days,
I'm gonna sit down
And write a long letter
To all the good friends I've known
One of these days,
One of these days,
One of these days,
And it won't be long, it won't be long.

One of these days,
One of these days,
One of these days,
And it won't be long, it won't be long.

Stephenater May 23, 2013 - 20:09	joelbb wrote: Harvest Moon is one of the weaker NY albums. In fact, the primary truth of his career is that the awesomeness of his recordings is inversely proportional to the length of his solo experience. His original hard rocker "Neil Young with Crazy Horse" still blows the socks off just about anything else he's recorded. Not to mention what a TERRIFIC cut his "Rock and Roll Woman" with Buffalo Springfield was. I'm a long time fan, but sometimes his arrogance and vanity does in my head. I'm giving this tune a 6. Couldn't disagree more;) I think Harvest Moon is an incredible album that matches up quite well with his earlier work. To each his own... [ Reply ]
joelbb Sep 14, 2012 - 15:59	Harvest Moon is one of the weaker NY albums. In fact, the primary truth of his career is that the awesomeness of his recordings is inversely proportional to the length of his solo experience. His original hard rocker "Neil Young with Crazy Horse" still blows the socks off just about anything else he's recorded. Not to mention what a TERRIFIC cut his "Rock and Roll Woman" with Buffalo Springfield was. I'm a long time fan, but sometimes his arrogance and vanity does in my head. I'm giving this tune a 6. [ Reply ]
ScottFromWyoming Jul 24, 2012 - 14:32	adroc wrote: So every guitar player who stands to learn a thing or two from Carlos Santana is a hack!? That logic makes 99.9999% of all guitarists hacks. True, but still, this was in front of a crowd, not on the back porch. Not usually the ideal time for a lesson. [ Reply ]
dew34 Jul 13, 2012 - 18:05	DoofusGeezer wrote: Yup, like Cynaera said. I'm a big fan whether his "pastoral" or raunchy/angry stuff. He's written some of my favourite songs. One of These Days in the context of Prairie Wind brings me to tears. I count Neil Young as a true genius and even though I can't abide everything he has done you must admit he is the gutsiest performer from an era of truly gifted and emergent rock talents that we will not see again. This song is but one example. [ Reply ]
MiracleDrug Jan 05, 2012 - 10:12	Randomax wrote: One of these days....this song will finally end... proof positive of a merciful God... that day. [ Reply ]
pinnyrat Dec 04, 2011 - 15:24	Randomax wrote: One of these days....this song will finally end... Ha ha ha...true dat. [ Reply ]
adroc Jun 30, 2011 - 06:48	ScottFromWyoming wrote: Mmmaybe. I saw Carlos Santana grab Neil's guitar by the neck to show him the (correct) chords once, so... So every guitar player who stands to learn a thing or two from Carlos Santana is a hack!? That logic makes 99.9999% of all guitarists hacks. [ Reply ]
Randomax Jun 30, 2011 - 06:43	One of these days....this song will finally end... [ Reply ]
tournemire Jun 30, 2011 - 06:42	"One of these days ..." definitely great !! how important is it to know if he's a hack guitarist or not ? when you wrote gold songs like "harvest" or this one, or again "hey Hey My My", only the results count ... [ Reply ]
DoofusGeezer Jun 30, 2011 - 06:42	Cynaera wrote: Children, BEHAVE! Failing that, could you simply be CIVIL? God, sometimes I'm convinced that human beings were wrongfully allotted the "superior-species" slot in the big scheme of things. Having said that, I love Neil Young's music. He's not the greatest singer or guitarist, but he's an incredibly-gifted visionary. Take umbrage if you must, but at least be somewhat polite about it. Pretend we're face to face. Yup, like Cynaera said. I'm a big fan whether his "pastoral" or raunchy/angry stuff. He's written some of my favourite songs. One of These Days in the context of Prairie Wind brings me to tears. [ Reply ]
gigikent Jun 30, 2011 - 06:42	they're also terribly long... [ Reply ]
gigikent Jun 30, 2011 - 06:40	I'm so surprised that whenever I open the forum link for a neil young song it proves i haven't aleady given it a 1. There are just so many of them on RP!!!!! 88 to be more precise!!!!!! [ Reply ]
Cynaera May 29, 2011 - 15:07	Children, BEHAVE! Failing that, could you simply be CIVIL? God, sometimes I'm convinced that human beings were wrongfully allotted the "superior-species" slot in the big scheme of things. Having said that, I love Neil Young's music. He's not the greatest singer or guitarist, but he's an incredibly-gifted visionary. Take umbrage if you must, but at least be somewhat polite about it. Pretend we're face to face. [ Reply ]
BKardon Dec 23, 2010 - 09:25	To the posts below calling Neil Young a hack guitarist - that's laughable man. NY is NOT a hack guitarist. [ Reply ]
fredriley Dec 23, 2010 - 09:20	h8rhater wrote: One of the most laughable comments I've seen on the RP boards. You're a hack, pal. And you're a troll and a hater, hater hater. Time for some self-reflection, pal. [ Reply ]
Aud Oct 21, 2010 - 00:03	one of these days I'll mute you for good [ Reply ]
MojoJojo Jul 17, 2010 - 08:18	Thomas? Are you reading this? You better be. I'm listening to an entire Neil Young song. [ Reply ]
ThePoose Jun 15, 2010 - 11:41	DoktorC wrote: musicology wrote: [ Reply ]
ScottFromWyoming Jun 15, 2010 - 11:39	h8rhater wrote: One of the most laughable comments I've seen on the RP boards. You're a hack, pal. Mmmaybe. I saw Carlos Santana grab Neil's guitar by the neck to show him the (correct) chords once, so... [ Reply ]
lmic May 14, 2010 - 17:08	WayUpNorth wrote: This song is an instant hostility zapper Yah. I want to hug Neil, truly a great spirit. [ Reply ]