1739 – Neil Young – Hold back the tears (1977)

Escrita por Neil Young, foi gravada em abril de 1977 com a banda Crazy Horse. Foi lançada no disco American Stars 'n Bars, o oitavo de Neil, em 27 de maio de 1977. Foi produzida por Neil Young, Tim Mulligan e David Briggs. Neil cantou, tocou violão e gaita. Frank Sampedro tocou guitarra. Ben Keith tocou pedal steel guitar. Carole Mayedo tocou violino. Billy Talbot tocou baixo. Ralph Molina tocou bateria. Linda Ronstadt e Nicolette Larson fizeram backing vocals.

A letra:

Hello, my old friend
It's good to see you smiling
You've been around so long, you must be strong
And single life really has its fine points
Like friends to help you out when things go wrong

Hold back the tears
That you've been cryin'
Push off the fears
When they come around

Hold back the tears
And keep on trying
Just around the next corner
May be waiting your true love

Two lying fools
And then four cryin' eyes
Counting on one another to survive
Crazy love must surely have this pain
If getting up means going down again

Hold back the tears
That you've been cryin'
Push off the fears
When they come around

Hold back the tears
And keep on trying
Just around the next corner
May be waiting your true love

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