Your Love's Return Gordon Lightfoot

Come to the door my pretty one Put on your rings and precious things Hide all your tears as best you can Try to recall what used to be Roses are waiting for dewdrops to fall Climbing your windows and walls

I'd Rather Press On Gordon Lightfoot

I'd rather be by the seaside, than be playin' a one night stand I've been too wrapped up in my own dreams, I will change things if I can I gotta press on, don't wanna rest easy Wouldn't it feel fine to return

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Gordon Lightfoot

The first time ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes And the moon and the stars were the gift you gave To the dark and the empty skies, my love To the dark and the empty skies The first

Spanish Moss Gordon Lightfoot

Let go darlin' I can feel the night wind call Guess I'd better go I like you more than half as much As I love your Spanish moss Spanish moss hangin' down Lofty as the southern love we've found Spanish

Shadows Gordon Lightfoot

Won't you reach out love and touch me, let me hold you for awhile? I been all around the world, oh how I long to see you smile.

Early Morning Rain Gordon Lightfoot

grows Oh, the liquor tasted good and the women all were fast Well, now there she goes, my friend, she\'ll be rollin\' down at last Hear the mighty engines roar, see the silver wing on high She\'s

Approaching Lavender Gordon Lightfoot

If you'd like to spend the afternoon approaching lavender You'll feel just fine but one thing's sure You'll never be the same If you'd like to try your hand at understanding lavender Then you must be very

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

I'm not sayin' that I love you I'm not sayin' that I'll care if you love me I'm not sayin' that I'll care I'm not sayin' I'll be there when you need me I can't give my heart to you Or tell you that I'll

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.

Bend in the Water Gordon Lightfoot

Come on Pearl, come on Kitty, if you feel inclined Down around the bend in the water, bring your fishin' line Come on Pearl, I'm rough and ready, got my fishin' pole Down around the bend in the water to

Bells of the Evening Gordon Lightfoot

Bells of the evening, O sing to my love Tell her I miss her, my own turtledove The streets of the old town are covered with rain I think I might never know true love again I'm lost with no road signs to

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

Song For A Winter's Night Gordon Lightfoot

The lamp is burnin low upon my table top The snow is softly fallin The air is still within the silence of my room I hear your voice softly callin If I could only have you near To breathe a sigh or two

Dreamland Gordon Lightfoot

find anyone You seem to be much better off now There's a rainbow number one We could see life through the gutter then Till it caused my heart to break There was too much toil in dreamland And too much love

Triangle Gordon Lightfoot

teach us a lesson or two There's many a mate who unevenyly stated the course he had charted was true "Don't worry 'bout me," he said "Go down below, give a certified sailor a turn, Just sip on your

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

The House You Live In Gordon Lightfoot

Go first in the world, go forth with your fears Remember a price must be paid Be always too soon, be never too fast At the time when all bets must be laid Beware of the darkness, be kind to your children

Slide on Over Gordon Lightfoot

See how that little girl walks Now we got it rollin', how're we gonna get it stopped Momma's got something Daddy needs more than a lot Now we got it rolling, how're we gonna get it stopped Momma put your

For Lovin' Me Gordon Lightfoot

That's what you get for lovin' me That's what you get for lovin' me Every thing you had is gone as you can see That's what you get for lovin' me I ain't the kind to hang around With any new love that I

Somewhere U.S.A. Gordon Lightfoot

the road like a low-down Joe And the bar where we are is so cool I'd like to stay Misunderstood like I knew I would be The one I care for don't mind, she's built that way I would gladly offer you my love

I'm Not Sayin' Gordon Lightfoot

I'm not sayin' that I love you I'm not sayin' that I'll care, if you love me I'm not sayin' that I'll care I'm not sayin' I'll be there when you want me I can't give my heart to you Or tell you that I'll

Race Among The Ruins Gordon Lightfoot

upon you now Sometimes you must feel blue You make the best of each new day You try not to be sad Even though the sky falls down upon you Call it midnight feelin' bad When you wake up to the promise Of your

A Passing Ship Gordon Lightfoot

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 and I'm unsteady And I think of you In the warmth of your

Sit Down Young Stranger Gordon Lightfoot

gone misty, my thoughts are all in spin Sit down young stranger and tell us where you been I've been up to the mountain I've walked down by the sea I never questioned no one And no one questioned me My love

Drifters Gordon Lightfoot

I don't believe in miracles if it's all the same by you Your wishes would come true if I had my say Whether it's right or wrong the words of every song Remind us of a love we knew where love should not

Cherokee Bend Gordon Lightfoot

the boy wasn't big but he hunted what he could And they lived for a time that way But the food run low and the meat went bad And she said to the boy one day I'm leaving tonight and I never will return

Anything For Love Gordon Lightfoot

In my life In my time and in each line I've ever sung And in my life Was it my imagination or are you still the one Who lingers on I'd do anything for you You'd do anything for me We'd do anything for love

My Little Love Gordon Lightfoot

I've got a song that it is my mind, my little love who is never unkind I'm a poet and I'm better off dead.

Love & Maple Syrup Gordon Lightfoot

Love and maple syrup goes together Like the sticky winds of winter when they meet When lonely lovers come to rest Beneath the trees they do their best But still they can't be free Looking for the world

Miguel Gordon Lightfoot

say I have no fear They're waiting for me to cross the border, to swim the river But I've done that before To see my true love's smiling face A hundred times or more Oh my sweet Miguel she cried I'll love

Cotton Jenny Gordon Lightfoot

weathered old mill In the valley below where the river winds There's no such thing as bad times And a soft southern flame Oh Cotton Jenny's her name She wakes me up when the sun goes down And the wheels of love

Only Love Would Know Gordon Lightfoot

Does the light of passion still burn bright Only love would know, my imagination Tells me I'm a pent-up fool In the deep end of the pool Is the light of passion burnin' bright Only love would know, only

Rainbow Trout Gordon Lightfoot

In the name of love she came This foolish winsome girl She was all decked out like a rainbow trout Swimmin' up stream in the world And she said "Please, please, I've lost my way The current is too strong

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

I'll Prove My Love Gordon Lightfoot

Any way the wind may blow Any way the creek may flow Any way the crow may fly Within the confines of the sky I will prove my love to you In everything I say and in all I do Anywhere the song is king Anywhere

A Lesson in Love Gordon Lightfoot

candy after her A circus after him End of my story The rest is history She in all of her glory He lived quietly He needed her, she needed him As sure as the sky above In a way it was for them A lesson in love

High And Dry Gordon Lightfoot

With a lady-like devotion She sails the bitter ocean If it wasn't for lovesick sailors There'd be nothin' left but flotsam Singin' why me oh my Is there a better man than I I hope you find your way back

Baby It's Allright Gordon Lightfoot

I can see it in your eyes and feel it in the way you kiss my lips I can hear it in your voice whenever we are talking like this I can see what you believe in when his name is mentioned and I die I can

Cold On The Shoulder Gordon Lightfoot

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 Kick it around, take it to town Try to defy what you feel inside You better be strong Your

Circle Is Small Gordon Lightfoot

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 it is I can see it in your

The Circle is Small Gordon Lightfoot

I can see it in your eyes and feel it in the way you kiss my lips. I can hear it in your voice whenever we are talking like this.

Steel Rail Blues Gordon Lightfoot

a girl who found the time to write To her lonesome boy somewheres in the night She sent me a railroad ticket too To take me to her lovin' arms And the big steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love

Rainy Day People Gordon Lightfoot

If you get lonely, all you really need is that rainy day love. Rainy day people all know there뭩 no sorrow they can뭪 rise above.

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

Minstrel Of The Dawn Gordon Lightfoot

The minstrel of the dawn is here To make you laugh and bend your ear Up the steps you'll hear him climb All full of thoughts, all full of rhymes Listen to the pictures flow Across the room into your mind

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

Stay Loose Gordon Lightfoot

I've shed Could it be that I need help Is it maybe I've come undone And one thing more You know it don't come easy Even the best of friends must part Even so it grieves me Stay loose, don't fight it Let love

Summer Side Of Life Gordon Lightfoot

He came down 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

Seven Island Suite Gordon Lightfoot

would not seek her answers there Seven islands to the high side of the bay if you're looking west To the sunset you can see it, all in fiery autumn dress Anytime would be the right time to come up to your

Sweet Guinevere Gordon Lightfoot

Sweet Guinevere you're off to the coal town tonight And your young brother Ernie's up in Pittsburgh PA You know mother loves you, and dad's in the mine So don't go to the coal town, Guinevere, if you're