Neil Young - Like An Inca lyrics

Like An Inca

Neil Young

Said the condor

to the preying mantis

We're gonna lose this place

just like we lost Atlantis

Brother we got to go

sooner than you know

The Gypsy told my fortune,

she said that nothin' showed.

Who put the bomb

on the sacred altar?

Why should we die

if it comes our way?

Why should we care

about a little button

Being pushed by someone

we don't even know?

Well. I wish I was an Aztec,

Or a runner in Peru

I would build such

beautiful buildings

To house the chosen few

Like an Inca from Peru.

If you want to get high,

build a strong foundation

Sink those pylons deep now

and reach for the sky

If you want to get lost

in the jungle rhythm

Get down on the ground

and pretend you're swimmin'.

If you want to put ice

in the lava river

First you must climb,

then you must stand and shiver

Brother we got to go

sooner than you know

The Gypsy told my fortune,

the Gypsy told my fortune,

The Gypsy told my fortune,

she said that nothing showed

Well I wish I was an Aztec,

Or a runner in Peru

I would build

such beautiful buildings

To house the chosen few

Like an Inca from Peru.

Said the condor

to the preying mantis

We're gonna lose this place

just like we lost Atlantis

Brother we got to go

sooner than you know

The Gypsy told my fortune,

the Gypsy told my fortune,

The Gypsy told my fortune,

she said that nothin' showed.

Who put the bomb

on the sacred altar?

Why should we die

if it comes our way?

Why should we care

about a little button

Being pushed by someone

we don't even know?

Well. I wish I was an Aztec,

Or a runner in Peru

I would build

such beautiful buildings

To house the chosen few

Like an Inca from Peru.

I feel sad, but I feel happy

As I'm coming back to home

There's a bridge across the river

That I have to cross alone

Like a skipping rolling stone

Like an Inca.