Wild Strawberries Gordon Lightfoot

days People always ask why the world is on the run People like you and like me Is it really true you can really never win Movin' to the upside, tell me when does the fun begin Deep as the see and as wild

Don Quixote Gordon Lightfoot

Through the woodland, through the valley Comes a horseman wild and free Tilting at the windmills passing Who can the brave young horseman be He is wild but he is mellow He is strong but he is weak He is

Much to My Surprise Gordon Lightfoot

world set free But it almost broke my heart Isn't it strange to be right now Havin' you close to me Much to my surprise I saw two schemes schemin' They almost caused a lark They were two brave souls on a wild

Same Old Loverman Gordon Lightfoot

school And that same old lover man Is still acting like a fool I guess I was born to bring you grief Though I never was a thief Believe me It's cold outside your window Please let me in, the night is wild

Restless Gordon Lightfoot

There's a kind of a restless feeling and it pulls me from within It sets my senses reeling and my wheels begin to spin In the quietude of winter you can hear the wild geese cry And I will always love that

Go My Way Gordon Lightfoot

Go my way and I'll be good to you Go my way and your dreams will all come true In the sunset the wild waves are callin' My shadow is followin' you Go my way and I'll take you by the hand Believe in me

Ecstasy Made Easy Gordon Lightfoot

Put some wood on the fire right now Ecstacy made easy Ecstasy I ask you, are you a name Or just another patron with a smile Let me analyze you, are you a flame Or just the dying embers Of a kiss run wild

A Passing Ship Gordon Lightfoot

on the ocean Had a real long trip I have been at sea all winter When my ship came in I was givin' up the ghost I think I should be Leavin' those passing ships alone When the sea runs high The sea runs wild

Is There Anyone Home Gordon Lightfoot

Never saw a door shut so tight Turn around, don't look down There's a man behind you with a gun Like any wandering child in the wilderness, Wild and uncaged are your ways I think I heard Someone stirred

Dreamland Gordon Lightfoot

my heart to break There was too much toil in dreamland And too much love to take Sometimes I remember when We were all dressed up in still I don't recall the gist of it all But you drove the young men wild

Too Late For Prayin' Gordon Lightfoot

the glory of your care Skies of blue have all turned brown To the sound of cryin Lord abide, let us stem the tide Of broken dreams Sometimes you seem to tell us It's too late for prayin' See the ocean wild

Love & Maple Syrup Gordon Lightfoot

free Looking for the world to be Anything but what they see Longing to be understood By the heart that shapes the wood If you go into the forest, gaze up through the leaves And see the sky that's almost wild

Canadian Railroad Trilogy Gordon Lightfoot

There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun Long before the white man and long before the wheel When the green dark forest

Daylight Katy Gordon Lightfoot

on Daylight Katy come on If you can't follow me down Daylight Katy go home She lives by the sea when the summer wind comes And the sea don't mind at all She talks to the sea when the sea runs wild

If I Could Gordon Lightfoot

anything to you If I could stand like a rusty old man in his armor If I could ride the steed that he rode in his time I would turn his head away to the river And let him wander through the meadow grass, wild

Black Day In July Gordon Lightfoot

wonder how it happened and they really know the reason And it wasn't just the temperature and it wasn't just the season Black day in July, black day in July Motor city's burning and the flames are running wild

Sundown Gordon Lightfoot

I can see her lyin' back in her faded dress In a room where ya do what ya don't confess Sundown ya better take care If I find you bin creepin' 'round my back stairs Sundown ya better take care If ...

Sundown Gordon Lightfoot

I can see her lyin' back in her faded dress In a room where ya do what ya don't confess Sundown ya better take care If I find you bin creepin' 'round my back stairs Sundown ya better take care...

Sundown Gordon Lightfoot

I can see her lyin' back in her satin dress In a room where you do what you don't confess Sundown, you better take care If I find you bin creepin' round my back stairs Sundown, you better take car...

If You Could Read My Mind Gordon Lightfoot

If you could read my mind love, what a tale my thoughts could tell. Just like an old time movie about a ghost from a wishing well. In a castle dark or a fortress strong with chains upon my feet. Y...

Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot

THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD Words and music by Gordon Lightfoot The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they called 'Gitche Gumee' The lake, it is said, never gives

Baby Step Back Gordon Lightfoot

Now it looks to me like the same old place In the sky it looks like rain The same old town with the same old streets The address has not change You can find me there With the door shut tight And th...

Carefree Highway Gordon Lightfoot

Pickin' up the pieces of my sweet shattered dream I wonder how the old folks are tonight Her name was Ann and I'll be damned if I recall her face She left me not knowin' what to do Carefree highwa...

Cherokee Bend Gordon Lightfoot

His father was a man who could never understand The shame on a red man's face So they lived in the hills and they never came down But to trade in the white man's place It was early in the spring w...

Rainy Day People Gordon Lightfoot

Rainy day people always seem to know when it뭩 time to call. Rainy day people don뭪 talk they just listen till they뭭e heard it all. Rainy day lovers don뭪 lie when they te...

Red Velvet Gordon Lightfoot

Four months ago in April on a daycoach she came down And the dust autumn winds begin to blow Shoulda known I couldn't hold livin' out so far from town And the nights to come are long are slow to go...

Triangle Gordon Lightfoot

Oh the gist of it all is the first day of fall is the day when my ship will set sail The best of all friends will say good-bye again there's still time for one last glass of ale We'll sail away pro...

Circle Is Small Gordon Lightfoot

It's alright for some, but not alright for me When the one that I'm lovin' slips around You think it's fine to do things I cannot see And you're doin' it to me, baby can't you see that I know how ...

Let It Ride Gordon Lightfoot

These are just the simple facts I will relate to you Though they are not connected Each and every one is true If they seem a bit untidy Well unraveling them is fun I will not stand corrected I have...

Early Morning Rain Gordon Lightfoot

In the early mornin\' rain with a dollar in my hand With an achin\' in my heart and my pockets full of sand I\'m a long way from home, Lord I miss my loved ones so In the early mornin\' rain, with ...

The Circle is Small Gordon Lightfoot

It's alright for some, but not alright for me, When the one that I'm lovin' slips around. You think it's fine to do things I cannot see .... And you're doin' it to me, baby can't you see ...... th...

Anything For Love Gordon Lightfoot

In my lifeIn my time and in each line I've ever sungAnd in my lifeWas it my imagination or are you still the oneWho lingers onI'd do anything for youYou'd do anything for meWe'd do anything for lov...

Minstrel Of The Dawn Gordon Lightfoot

The minstrel of the dawn is hereTo make you laugh and bend your earUp the steps you'll hear him climbAll full of thoughts, all full of rhymesListen to the pictures flowAcross the room into your min...

Me And Bobby McGee Gordon Lightfoot

Busted flat in Baton RougeHeadin' for the trainFeelin' nearly faded as my jeansBobby thumbed a diesel downJust before it rainedTook us all away to New OrleansI took my harpoon out of my dirty red b...

Approaching Lavender Gordon Lightfoot

If you'd like to spend the afternoon approaching lavenderYou'll feel just fine but one thing's sureYou'll never be the sameIf you'd like to try your hand at understanding lavenderThen you must be v...

Saturday Clothes Gordon Lightfoot

I feel a blue 'cause I can't sewThere's still a lot of things that I should knowAnyone can guessI don't know how to pressMy Saturday clothesEveryone's goin' homeI feel a little sad to watch them le...

Cobwebs & Dust Gordon Lightfoot

Island goodbye, island goodbyeWe been too long together, my island and i'cross the blue sea, cross the blue seaWe been too long together, my island and meCobwebs and dust, cobwebs and dustI hate to...

Poor Little Allison Gordon Lightfoot

Poor little AllisonStanding in the night windWishing out loudTurning her face to the summer rainPoor little AllisonNever had much goin'Hard to forgetAlways in step with the world she's inNever know...

Sit Down Young Stranger Gordon Lightfoot

I'm standin' in the doorwayMy head bowed in my handsNot knowin' where to sitNot knowin' where to standMy father looms above meFor him there is no restMy mother's arms enfold meAnd hold me to her br...

Baby It's Allright Gordon Lightfoot

It's alright for some, but not alright for meWhen the one that I'm lovin' slips aroundYou think it's fine to do things I cannot seeAnd you're doin' it to me, baby, can't you seeThat I know how it i...

Your Love's Return Gordon Lightfoot

Come to the door my pretty onePut on your rings and precious thingsHide all your tears as best you canTry to recall what used to beRoses are waiting for dewdrops to fallClimbing your windows and wa...

The Pony Man Gordon Lightfoot

When it's midnight on the meadowAnd the cats are in the shedAnd the river tells a storyAt the window by my bedIf you listen very closelyBe as quiet as you canIn the yard you'll hear himIt is the po...

Sundown (Album Version) Gordon Lightfoot

I can see her lyin' back in her satin dress In a room where you do what you don't confess Sundown, you better take care If I find you bin creepin' round my back stairs Sundown, you better take care...

Drifters Gordon Lightfoot

I don't believe in miracles if it's all the same by youYour wishes would come true if I had my sayWhether it's right or wrong the words of every songRemind us of a love we knew where love should no...

My Little Love Gordon Lightfoot

I've got a song that it is my mind, my little love who is never unkindI'm a poet and I'm better off dead. These are the words she saidDown by the breadline pickin' up dough, hand me the guitar, the...

Ringneck Loon Gordon Lightfoot

Hear the call of the ringneck loonHear the sound he will be home soonHear the cry in the afternoonRingneck loon, he knows bestHe's a loon and he don't care lessRingneck loon, away off shoreHow coul...

I Used to Be a Country Singer Gordon Lightfoot

I was sittin' in my hotel room, strummin' my old guitarNot much to do when you're far away, playin' some smokey barI was feelin' a little empty and feelin' a little blueWhen the maid came in and as...

Boathouse Gordon Lightfoot

I would rather be at the boathouse, out of the daily grindI'd sooner be down at the boathouse, what a way to unwindNow I don't wanna know how it feels to be set backSo I'm leavin' here on a one-way...

A Painter Passing Through Gordon Lightfoot

Once upon a time I was on my ownOnce upon a time like you've never knownOnce upon a time I would be impressedOnce upon a time my life would be obsessedOnce upon a time, once upon a day whenI was in...

On Yonge Street Gordon Lightfoot

See the people walkin' up and downSee the people movin' all aroundOn the streets of my hometown on Yonge StreetLongest street in the world they saySummertime soon slips awayI hope I'll see you one ...