Great Big Love (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

headed for home, got a woman there I can barely wait to hold Got wind in my hair, got the heat inside Heart jumping up and down An empty head and a messed-up bed I'll be floating just above the ground Great

Kit Carson (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

And the President said to Kit Carson: "Take my best four horsemen please And ride out to the four directions, Make my great lands barren for me" Kit Carson said to the President "You've made your offer

Child Of The Wind (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

I love the pounding of hooves I love engines that roar I love the wild music of waves on the shore And the spiral perfection of a hawk when it soars Love my sweet woman down to the core There's roads and

Indian Wars (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

Out in the desert where the wind never stopsA few simple people try to grow a few cropsTrying to maintain a life and a homeOn land that was theirs before the Romans thought of RomeA few dozen survi...

Silent Night (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

Silent night Holy night All is calm All is bright Round yon virgin mother and child Holy infant, so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace Silent night Holy night Shepherds...

Mighty Trucks Of Midnight (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

off to the highest bidder Mighty trucks of midnight Moving on Moving on Wave a flag, wave the bible, wave your sex or your business degree Whatever you want but don't wave that thing at me The tide of love

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

Refrain Now to the Lord sing praises all you within this place, And with true love and brotherhood each other now embrace; This holy tide of Christmas all others doth deface. Refrain

O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

For Christ is born of Mary, and gathered all above While mortals sleep the angels keep their watch of wondering love Oh morning stars together, proclaim thy holy birth.

One Of The Best Ones (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

on But in the same way it's as real Don't always recognize what I feel But of the dancing scenes that life reveals This is one of the best ones Say what you will There's no snake oil or pill Can make love

Early On One Christmas Morn (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

Jesus Christ the son was born Singing carols, Christmas songs Jesus Christ the son was born In that city of Bethlehem Wise men brought Him jewels and gems Born in a manger humble and low That is why we love

A Dream Like Mine (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

(CHORUS:)When you've got a dream like mineNobody can take you downWhen you've got a dream like mineNobody can push you aroundToday I dream of how it used to beThings were different beforeThe pictur...

Soul Of A Man (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

I'm going to ask the questionPlease answer if you canIs there anybody's children can tell meWhat is the soul of a man?(CHORUS:)Won't somebody tell meAnswer if you canWon't somebody tell meTell me w...

I Saw Three Ships (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

I saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas day, on Christmas day I saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas day in the morning And who do you think was in them then? On Christmas day, on Ch...

Mary Had A Baby (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

Mary had a baby (My Lord)Mary had a baby (Oh My Lord)Mary had a baby (My Lord)The people keep coming but the train has goneWhere did she lay him (My Lord)Where did she lay him (Oh My Lord)Where did...

Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

Les anges dans nos campagnesOnt entonné l'hymne des cieuxEt l'écho de nos montagnesRedit ce chant mélodieuxGloria in excelsis Deo!Bergers, pour qui cette fêteQuel-est l'objet de tous ces chants...

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

"It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth, To touch their harps of gold: ""Peace on the earth, goodwill to men From heavens all gracious King!"...

Lord Of The Starfields (Live Version) Bruce Cockburn

Lord of the starfields Ancient of Days Universe Maker Here's a song in your praise Wings of the storm cloud Beginning and end You make my heart leap Like a banner in the wind O love that fires the sun

Arrows Of Light Bruce Cockburn

Arrows of light, come Pierce my soul Pierce my soul Breath of the bright wind Make us one Make us one Life is singing Like a great bell ringing

Lovers In A Dangerous Time (Live Version) Bruce Cockburn

Don't the hours grow shorter as the days go by You never get to stop and open your eyes One day you're waiting for the sky to fall The next you're dazzled by the beauty of it all When you're lovers...

Cry Of A Tiny Babe (Live Version) Bruce Cockburn

Mary grows a child without the help of a manJoseph get upset because he doesn't understandAngel comes to Joseph in a powerful dreamSays "God did this and you're part of his scheme"Joseph comes to M...

The Bicycle Trip Bruce Cockburn

Katydid Hums a monotonous tune Rather hypnotically Hmmmmmm Overhead there's a parrot with boxing gloves Singing like me What a clever bird Even knows the words But he doesn't seem to see Me Making my great

Love Loves You Too Bruce Cockburn

Some people get to make the news Some people get to say what's true Everybody's got to find their own way through But if you love love, then love loves you too Some people get to fly by night Some people

Listen For The Laugh Bruce Cockburn

not the laughter of a man in pain It's not the laughter you can hide behind It's not the laughter of a frightened mind Balanced on the brink only waiting for a shove You better listen for the laugh of love

Someone I Used To Love Bruce Cockburn

All the days we've been together All the days we've been apart Add up to a bunch of nothing If I'm not still in your heart I never want you to be Just a page in my history Someone I used to love Your voice

Lord Of The Starfields Bruce Cockburn

Lord of the starfields Ancient of Days Universe Maker Here's a song in your praise Wings of the storm cloud Beginning and end You make my heart leap Like a banner in the wind O love that fires the sun

Starwheel Bruce Cockburn

Don't go playing no shell game with God -- Only Satan's going to give you odds We're given love and love must be returned -- That's all the bearings that you need to learn See how the starwheel turns.

Resting Place (Album Version) Bruce Hornsby

safe And the storm clouds are flying high Mud all over my face And I'm a long, long way from my resting place Hey, let's duck down this side street Maybe no, nobody else will see Everybody sees us as big

The Thirteenth Mountain Bruce Cockburn

treelimbs' grace Fairy castles crowned with light fly banners of white lace Tangled boughs of holly watch with eyes of scarlet hue And the wind is silently blowing Are no men is only Man seeking one love

Little Seahorse Bruce Cockburn

It'll sweep you away But you know that you're never alone Little seahorse Floating on a primal tide Quickening like a Spark in a haystack side I already love you And I don't even know who you are

Festival Of Friends Bruce Cockburn

Smiles and laughter and pleasant times There's love in the world but it's hard to find I'm so glad I found you -- I'd just like to extend An invitation to the festival of friends.

Spring Song Bruce Cockburn

touch life Though we may be hard to find Where we stand in time The mirrors of the past shine With the light of unborn days We wander in the flames With nothing but our names And no-one for the blame We love

Scanning These Crowds Bruce Cockburn

The axe falls as if through water -- never leaves a trace And I'm scanning these crowds for some sign of your face The world shot down love as a spy, once upon a time ago Now people stand around here,

indian wars bruce cockburn

Out in the desert where the wind never stops A few simple people try to grow a few crops Trying to maintain a life and a home On land that was theirs before the Romans thought of Rome A few dozen...

Wondering Where The Lions Are Bruce Cockburn

Sun's up, uuh huh, looks okay the world survives into another day and i'm thinking about eternity some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me. I had another dream about lions at the door they weren't h...

If I Had A Rocket Launcher Bruce Cockburn

Here comes the helicopter second time today Everybody scatters and hopes it goes away How many kids they've murdered only God can say If I had a rocket launcher...I'd make somebody payI don't beli...

It Won't Be Long Bruce Cockburn

Heard the rooster crowing Couldn't see no dawn But I know it won't be longTo keep the fire burning Ain't no easy game But we'll do it just the sameI'm going to the northland Where the weather keeps...

Christmas Song Bruce Cockburn

Fire-bright faces in winter night A dog in the distance barks The sky speaks in patterns of starlight The fire replies in sparksThe stream is a motionless moment Salmon in the sea swims deep Pregna...

All The Diamonds In The World Bruce Cockburn

All the diamonds in this worldThat mean anything to meAre conjured up by wind and sunlightSparkling on the seaI ran aground in a harbour townLost the taste for being freeThank God He sent some gull...

Don't Have To Tell You Why Bruce Cockburn

Don't want to be on no rooftop Frying in the afternoon sun Don't want to sit by no fountain Listening to the man-made stream run Just want to stand where the sea-spray Gleams like fire with you And...

Stained Glass Bruce Cockburn

Small windows Looking outward Show me a sequined sky Rubies shine in my glass of wineDusk breezes On oiled water Paint a pointillist facade It's ceaselessly shifting world --Like today I'm far away...

Never So Free Bruce Cockburn

Wind across the quay-side Grit in my eyes and fish in my nose White as whalebonewheeling seagulls cryOutside the bar in the high street Blind fingers spin an accordion reel Shoes and sedan wheels g...

All The Ways I Want You Bruce Cockburn

The hills are full of secretsOwls watch by nightDown in town the bars are fullAnd the drunks are picking fightsThese are things I knowBut the facts are filtered throughAll the ways I want you2:19 f...

Bone In My Ear Bruce Cockburn

There's a bone in my earKeeps singing your nameSometimes it's like pleasureSometimes it's like painIt's a small voice and quietBut I hear it plainThere's a bone in my earKeeps singing your nameIn m...

Southland Of The Heart Bruce Cockburn

When the wild-eyed dogs of day to dayCome snapping at your heelsAnd there's so much coming at youThat you don't know how to feelWhen they've taken all your moneyAnd then come back for your clothesW...

Closer To The Light Bruce Cockburn

There you goSwimming deeper into mysteryHere I remainOnly seeing where you used to beStared at the ceiling'Til my ears filled up with tearsNever got to know youSuddenly you're out of hereGone from ...

Tie Me At The Crossroads Bruce Cockburn

Tie me at the crossroads when I dieHang me in the wind 'til I get good and dryAnd the kids that pass can scratch their headsAnd say "who was that guy?"Tie me at the crossroads when I dieLooking out...

My Lady And My Lord Bruce Cockburn

"Up above my shoulder the ragged rooftops rise Casting shadows over streets they seem to despise Come on, come on, wind and rain I know the sun will shine again Till then my lady and my Lord wil...

Feet Fall On The Road Bruce Cockburn

Feet fall on the road Bound to motion Though chains be of gold They are chains all the same Traveler on the bridge Awakens to find It's not the river that flows But the bridge that moves o'er In th...

Fall Bruce Cockburn

Cloud pillars clinging like vines to the sky Don't cry We'll walk down the meadow with sunrise inside So dry your eyes The winds of all kingdoms meet where we stand The gray forest people cast off ...

Up On The Hillside Bruce Cockburn

"Up on the hillside you can see the cross shine Out in the alley hear the hungry dog whine You and I, friend, sit waiting for a sign See how the sunset makes the lake look like wine Over the mo...