Lyrics My My Hey Hey

Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) is a song by Neil Young, part of a duality with two songs, My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) and Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black). They both discuss the importance of rocknroll. The phrase its better to burn out than to fade away became famously associated with Nirvanas frontman Kurt Cobain after quoting it in his suicide note. The song reflects Neil Youngs view on the essence of rock and roll and the inevitability o ... See more [+]

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My My, hey hey
Rock and roll is here to stay
It's better to burn out
Than to fade away
My My, hey hey
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It's out of the blue and into the black
They give you this but you pay for that
And once you're gone you can never come back
When you're out of the blue
And into the black
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The king is gone but he's not forgotten
This is the story of a Johnny Rotten
It's better to burn out than it is to rust
The king is gone but he's not forgotten
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Hey Hey, my my
Rock and roll can never die
There's more to the picture
Than meets the eye
Hey Hey, my my
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