This Old Guitar - Neil Young

This old guitar ain’t mine to keep

Just taking care of it now

It’s been around for years and years

Just waiting in its old case

It’s been up and down the country roads

It’s brought a tear and a smile

It’s seen its share of dreams and hopes

And never went out of style

The more i play it, the better it sounds

It cries when i leave it alone

Silently it waits for me

Or someone else i suppose

This old guitar

This old guitar has caught some breaks

But it never searched for gold

It can’t be blamed for my mistakes

It only does what it’s told

It’s been a messenger in times of trouble

In times of hope and fear

When i get drunk and seeing double

It jumps behind the wheel and steers

This old guitar ain’t mine to keep

It’s mine to play for a while

This old guitar ain’t mine to keep

It’s only mine for a while