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.

Redwood Hill Gordon Lightfoot

I climbed the Redwood Hill Twas on a rainy day To rise above the throng And talk with Mother Nature for a while She told me of her love For the children in her trust And of her grave concern For the likes

On Yonge Street Gordon Lightfoot

See the people walkin' up and down See the people movin' all around On the streets of my hometown on Yonge Street Longest street in the world they say Summertime soon slips away I hope I'll see you one

Circle Of Steel Gordon Lightfoot

Rows of lights in a circle of steel Where you place your bets on a great big wheel High windows flickerin' down through the snow A time you know Sights and sounds of the people goin' 'round Everybody's

Black Day In July Gordon Lightfoot

Black day in July Motor city madness has touched the countryside And through the smoke and cinders you can hear it far and wide The doors are quickly bolted and the children locked inside Black day in

Wild Strawberries Gordon Lightfoot

If I had a dollar, if I had a cent I would play most anywhere if it would pay my rent I'd be livin' on the downside in my old apartment For the rest of my days People always ask why the world is on the

Cold On The Shoulder Gordon Lightfoot

you need is time, time, time to make me bend Give it a try, don't be rude Put it to the test and I'll give it right back to you It's cold on the shoulder And you know that we get a little older every day

Drifters Gordon Lightfoot

was I got here Look around this place there's a smile on every face We're somewhere in the afterglow out there among the stars Out there among the bars Hang on ye drifters now you got places to go and people

Love & Maple Syrup Gordon Lightfoot

sky that's almost wild You must learn to understand What makes the forest greet the man Like a mother's only child In the north when when winter's claw Relaxes now to keep the laws of nature in control People

Summer Side Of Life Gordon Lightfoot

throught fields of green On the summer side of life His love was ripe There were no illusions On the summer side of life Only tenderness And if you saw him now You'd wonder why he would cry The whole day

Talking in Your Sleep Gordon Lightfoot

I heard you talking in your sleep Is there anything that I can do I don't believe we've had a word all day 'Bout anything at all I heard you talking in the night That's right, yes I heard ya call Though

Ribbon Of Darkness Gordon Lightfoot

Ribbon of darkness over me Since my true love walked out the door Tears I never had before Ribbon of darkness over me Clouds are gatherin over my head That kill the day and hide the sun That shroud the

Christian Island (Georgian Bay) Gordon Lightfoot

I'm sailing down the summer wind I got whiskers on my chin And I like the mood I'm in As I while away the time of day In the lee of Christian Island Tall and strong she dips and reels I call her Silver

A Passing Ship Gordon Lightfoot

A passing ship I have found the open ocean Give me no lip The waves roll by as I pass on A snulit sea On the first day of April How fresh the wind Will you miss me when I'm gone How many words How many

I'm Not Sayin' / Ribbon Of Darkness Gordon Lightfoot

not sayin' I'll be true but I'll try Ribbon of darkness over me Since my true love walked out the door Tears I never had before Ribbon of darkness over me Clouds gatherin' o'er my head That chill the day

Beautiful Gordon Lightfoot

time Laughing eyes and smiling face It's seems so lucky just to have the right Of telling you with all my might You're beautiful tonight And I know that you will never stray Cause ya been that way from day

A Painter Passing Through Gordon Lightfoot

Once upon a time I was on my own Once upon a time like you've never known Once upon a time I would be impressed Once upon a time my life would be obsessed Once upon a time, once upon a day when I was in

I'm Not Supposed To Care Gordon Lightfoot

I think you have somebody waiting outside in the rain to take you away You got places to go, you got people to see still I'm gonna miss you but anyway I wish you good spaces in the far away places you

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 proudly

Ring Them Bells Gordon Lightfoot

Peter where the four winds blow Ring them bells with an iron hand so the people will know Oh it's rush hour now. on the wheel of the plow And the sun is a-goin' down upon the sacred cow Ring them bells

Songs the Minstrel Sang Gordon Lightfoot

It's almost over it's almost done And you can't put the blame on anyone It's almost easy and it's almost fun Did you get caught with your britches on Hi derry day in the month of May Was the song the minstrel

10 Degrees & Getting Colder Gordon Lightfoot

br />It was ten degrees or colder Down by bolder dam that day He was raised up in Milwaukee-Though he never was that famous He was just a road musician-To the taverns he would go Singin' songs about the

Now and Then Gordon Lightfoot

think this time you've said enough to make me want to leave this place Still I keep coming back for more of the same to fan the dying flame Here inside these walls that seem to move a little closer every day

If Children Had Wings Gordon Lightfoot

There's a love I hold dear And it shines through each year And it makes things seem different somehow It's for better or worse It's for people who thirst For a love that burns brighter right now And it

Too Many Clues In This Room Gordon Lightfoot

The space shuttle ends where the subway begins There's a tear on the face of the moon Fromdusk until dawn they have searched all day long But there's too many clues in this room At best it is said we've

Canadian Railroad Trilogy Gordon Lightfoot

factories for the good of us all And when the young man's fancy was turnin' to the spring The railroad men grew restless for to hear the hammers ring Their minds were overflowing with the visions of their day

I'll Prove My Love Gordon Lightfoot

Anytime you know what's best Anytime I can't care less I'll make it up to you In everything I say and in all I do Any way the wind may blow Any way I stub my toe Any way the tree might bend Any way the day

Cherokee Bend Gordon Lightfoot

Now the mother was alone and the winter was at hand And she prayed to her spirit kin It was warm in the lodge in the Kentucky hills On the day when the boy came in Then a blizzard came down and it

You Just Gotta Be Gordon Lightfoot

want ta be loved 'N you just gotta be free I'll smile and tell it to the world You just gotta be Pardon me for sayin' What a price you've been payin' What more can I say You might feel different some day

Wherefore And Why Gordon Lightfoot

When I woke this mornin', something inside of me told me this would be my day I heard the morning train, I felt the wind change, too many times I'm on my way Come on sunshine, what can you show me Where

Hangdog Hotel Room Gordon Lightfoot

I go in for singing, I do it for my pay But the kind of gig I can really dig is swiggin' at the break of day With a few good friends and neighbors into playin' the nighttime tunes So pass the jar and that

The List Gordon Lightfoot

way We can leave the blues behind There's a little lovin' on my list tonight With a bit of luck, I'll check it off Toss around what is up, what is down In between, d' ya know what I mean Rain, rain all day

Anything For Love Gordon Lightfoot

sky You had no alibi because We'd do anything for love Oh I would try any means To have you in all my dreams because You'd do anything for love Not long ago as I rememeber Once upon a dark and windy day

Bend in the Water Gordon Lightfoot

mine All around the world tonight What a beautiful scene below Too fine a time to stand in line I'm gonna take my love to go It's a fine July and a beautiful way For a boy and a girl to pass the time of day

I'd Rather Press On Gordon Lightfoot

Is it my imagination or is it my iron pride I wonder if it matters much if time is on my side I'd rather press on, I don't wanna rest easy Anywhere I stray, I will make it a brand new day Anyway, that's

Stay Loose Gordon Lightfoot

If you've got a heartache Of the kind that will not pass by Even if you don't see the end Of what lies beyond the bend Don't stay that way It's all in a day believe me Even the best of dreams must end

Waiting For You Gordon Lightfoot

years Many wrong plays, many wrong fears I could be tossed in the arms of the sea I could be caught between decks eternally Waiting for you to ask what's keeping me What would we do at the end of the day

High And Dry Gordon Lightfoot

give the deckhands trouble Singin' why me oh my Is there a better man than I I hope you find your way back home Before you're lyin' high and dry I hope you find your way back home Before you die One day

Cotton Jenny Gordon Lightfoot

goes down And the wheels of love go 'round Wheels of love go 'round Love go 'round, love go 'round A joyful sound I ain't got a penny for Cotton Jenny to spend But then the wheels go 'round When the new day

Shadows Gordon Lightfoot

Please kiss me gently darlin' where that river runs away from the mountains in the springtime on a blue and windy day. Where there's beauty all around as the shades of night grow deep.

For Lovin' Me / Did She Mention My Name Gordon Lightfoot

That's what you get for lovin' me That's what you get for lovin' me Ev'ry thing you had is gone As you can see That's what you get for lovin' me It's so nice to meet an old friend and pass the time of day

Uncle Toad Said Gordon Lightfoot

sun when the girls walk by Maybe they think he's a little bit sly Uncle Toad said you had best get it right When Uncle Toad spoke it was not a pretty sight Uncle Toad sittin' by the cool mill race All day

Fading Away Gordon Lightfoot

just stay at home alone They're better off to be someplace that's a good long way to roam Ain't livin' high on the hog right now Time is wastin', I'm hesitatin', I'm Fading away, fading away One more day

Morning Glory Gordon Lightfoot

Palimony Puts a dent in me I've been all the way to Biscayne Bay For a dip in the shining sea A dip in the shining sea Pretty faces everywhere A few hard cases stop and stare Even when I know it ain't my day

Ghosts Of Cape Horn Gordon Lightfoot

Southern gales, tattered sails And none to tell the tales Come all of you rustic old sea dogs Who follow the great Southern Cross You we're rounding the Horn In the eye of a storm When ya lost 'er one day

Restless Gordon Lightfoot

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 sound until the day

Race Among The Ruins Gordon Lightfoot

You think you had the last laugh Now you know this can't be true Even though the sun shines down upon you now Sometimes you must feel blue You make the best of each new day You try not to be sad Even though

Let It Ride Gordon Lightfoot

the steeple bell ring out Above my lobster pots I might be out here fishin' man But that ain't where it stops The mouths I feed are many And they all say thanks a lot They just let it ride One day

I Used to Be a Country Singer Gordon Lightfoot

like Wilf Carter Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine Oh I cried inside but I couldn't tell if it was for her or for me So I grabbed my axe and we sang a song in two part harmony Ever since that day

Welcome To Try Gordon Lightfoot

provide some suprises I guess It may be the way we are dressed These threads that you see mean so little to me They don't count when they put us to rest Late about dusk I would start to feel One more day