[Verse 1: Neil Young] Well he shot four men in a cocaine deal And they left them lyin' in an open field Full of old cars with bullet holes in the mirrors He tried to do his best but he could not [Chorus: Neil Young with Ben Keith, Nils Lofgren & Ralph Molina] Please take my advice Please take my Please take my advice Open up the tired eyes Open up the tired eyes [Verse 2: Neil Young] Well, it wasn't supposed to go down that way But they burned his brother, you know And they left him lying in the driveway They let him down with nothing He tried to do his best but he could not [Chorus: Neil Young with Ben Keith, Nils Lofgren & Ralph Molina] Please take my advice Please take my advice Please take my advice Open up the tired eyes Open up the tired eyes [Verse 3: Neil Young] Well tell me more, tell me more, tell me more I mean was he a heavy doper or Was he just a loser? He was a friend of yours What do you mean he had bullet holes in his mirrors? He tried to do his best but he could not [Chorus: Neil Young with Ben Keith, Nils Lofgren & Ralph Molina] Please take my advice Please take my advice Please take my advice Open up the tired eyes Open up the tired eyes [Harmonica Solo] [Chorus: Neil Young with Ben Keith, Nils Lofgren & Ralph Molina] Please take my advice Please take my advice Open up the tired eyes Open up the tired eyes