Long May You Run Lyrics

[Verse 1]
We've been through some things together
With trunks of memories still to come
We found things to do in stormy weather
Long may you run

[Chorus]
Long may you run, long may you run
Although these changes have come
With your chrome heart shining in the sun
Long may you run

[Verse 2]
Well, it was back in Blind River in 1962
When I last saw you alive
But we missed that shift on the long decline
Long may you run

[Chorus]
Long may you run, long may you run
Although these changes have come
With your chrome heart shining in the sun
Long may you run

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
Maybe the Beach Boys have got you now
With those waves singing "Caroline" (Oh "Caroline, No")
Rolling down that empty ocean road
Getting to the surf on time

[Chorus]
Long may you run, long may you run
Although these changes have come
With your chrome heart shining in the sun
Long may you run

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Genius Annotation

LMYR is Neil’s pouring his heart out in a paean to his old pal, a 1948 Buick Roadmaster hearse named Mort. As the story goes, Neil was driving Mort around Blind River, Ontario, just like he drove the vehicle every other day. Little did he know that this was the last time he would ever drive “Mortimer Hearseburg, the first.”
Neil took a hill too fast, missing a shift on the manual transmission. This caused the transmission to overheat and implode on itself, rendering the car undriveable.