Four Dead In Ohio

Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.

Today is the anniversary of the Kent State (OH) Massacre. David Crosby says he and Neil Young were together when he wrote the song. According to Crosby it was when he and Young first heard about the shootings at Kent State. Neil Young became furious and started playing his guitar and wrote the song on the spot. "Tin soldiers and Nixon's coming...."



Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.

Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been done long ago.
What if you knew her
And found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?

Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been done long ago.
What if you knew her
And found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?

Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.