Change Your Mind Bruce Cockburn

"Living in the past Is not living at all The old fear going fast Everybody's scared to fall Turn with the times Change your mind Sullen and profane The ancient temple stands Dissolving in the

Life Will Open Bruce Cockburn

Waves can't break without rocks that dissolve into sand We can't dance without seasons upon which to stand Eden is a state of rhythm like the sea Is a timeless change Turn your eyes to the world where

Southland Of The Heart Bruce Cockburn

When the wild-eyed dogs of day to day Come snapping at your heels And there's so much coming at you That you don't know how to feel When they've taken all your money And then come back for your clothes

Starwheel Bruce Cockburn

Crystal drift on the whistling wind -- Constant change is the space we're in You may use a slide rule or a golden crown But nothing's worth it that you can pin down -- See how the starwheel turns.

indian wars bruce cockburn

It's not breech-loading rifles and wholesale slaughter It's kickbacks and thugs and diverted water Treaties get signed and the papers change hands But they might as well draft these agreements in sand

Indian Wars (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

It's not breech-loading rifles and wholesale slaughter It's kickbacks and thugs and diverted water Treaties get signed and the papers change hands But they might as well draft these agreements in sand

Gavin's Woodpile Bruce Cockburn

woodpile Safe within the harmony of kin Visions begin to crowd my eyes Like a meteor shower in the autumn skies And the soil beneath me seems to moan With a sound like the wind through a hollow bone And my mind

Soul Of A Man (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

lands Couldn't find nobody could tell me What is the soul of a man (Chorus) I saw a crowd stand talking I just came up in time Was teaching the lawyers and the doctors That a man ain't nothing but his mind

Burn Bruce Cockburn

And it's burn baby burn When am I going to get my turn Something dead under the bed Local diplomats hang their heads Never mind what the government said They're either lying or they've been misled...

Listen For The Laugh Bruce Cockburn

It's not the laughter of rain in the drain It's 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

Mighty Trucks Of Midnight (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

pay Used to have a country but they sold it down the river Like a repossessed farm auctioned off to the highest bidder Mighty trucks of midnight Moving on Moving on Wave a flag, wave the bible, wave your

Bone In My Ear Bruce Cockburn

There's a bone in my ear Keeps singing your name Sometimes it's like pleasure Sometimes it's like pain It's a small voice and quiet But I hear it plain There's a bone in my ear Keeps singing your name

Scanning These Crowds Bruce Cockburn

washroom when they came in Eyes like moonlight on barbed wire and veins showing under the skin The uniforms made me nervous, I got ready for the chase But they left me scanning these crowds for some sign of your

Wondering Where The Lions Are Bruce Cockburn

you be in me and i'll be in you together in eternity some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me Up among the firs where it smells so sweet or down in the valley where the river used to be i got my mind

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

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

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

A Dream Like Mine (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

like mine Nobody can push you around Today I dream of how it used to be Things were different before The picture shifts to how it's going to be Balance restored When you know even for a moment That it's your

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

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 in

Festival Of Friends Bruce Cockburn

Some of us live and some of us die Someday God's going to tell us why Open your heart and grow with what life sends That's your ticket to the festival of friends.

Stained Glass Bruce Cockburn

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

Keep It Open Bruce Cockburn

When thoughts rush by And your signals seem to fly Keep it open Keep it open And help me keep mine open too Some will lie behind But we needn't be unkind Keep it open Keep it open And help me keep mine

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

Lament For The Last Days Bruce Cockburn

to brick and pistols You can stumble, you can fall Or you can make the nations crawl But when death comes in to call He don't care about it Oh, Satan take thy cup away For I'll not drink your

Little Seahorse Bruce Cockburn

Little seahorse Swimming in a primal sea Heartbeat like a Leaf quaking in the breeze I feel magic as coyote In the middle of the moon-wild night In the forge-fire time Your mother glowed so bright You

Together Alone Bruce Cockburn

So many things to see in this old world But all I can see is you In a crowded subway train Or walking in the country rain You're there with me too Of all the songs sung in any day Your voice is all I hear

Cry Of A Tiny Babe (Live Version) Bruce Cockburn

their worth For it isn't to the palace that the Christ child comes But to shepherds and street people, hookers and bums And the message is clear if you've got ears to hear That forgiveness is given for your

The Bicycle Trip Bruce Cockburn

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 escape You can just take so much of your

Man Of A Thousand Faces Bruce Cockburn

You know, these city towers, Jewels on the Serpent's crown, Twist the space between them Till every eye is blinded Lord will you trade your sunlit ocean With its writhing filigree For any one

It's Going Down Slow Bruce Cockburn

fire department To bring that hose along And them and the schoolboy bandits Can water each other's lawn Oh It's going down slow It's going down slow Everybody seems to be leaving Better say your

My Lady And My Lord Bruce Cockburn

makes my fingers play Come on, come on, wind and rain I know the sun will shine again Till then my lady and my Lord will keep me sane Come on, come on, soot and storm I know the sun will break your

Great Big Love (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

Evening sun slants across the roadPainting everything with goldI'm headed for home, got a woman thereI can barely wait to holdGot wind in my hair, got the heat insideHeart jumping up and downAn emp...

One Of The Best Ones (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

Guess I'd get along without youIf I had no choiceIt's taken me this long to find youDone a lot of getting ready for thisSome things we learn so slowBut look at you, you've got plenty behind youTher...

Child Of The Wind (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

I love the pounding of hoovesI love engines that roarI love the wild music of waves on the shoreAnd the spiral perfection of a hawk when it soarsLove my sweet woman down to the coreThere's roads an...

Early On One Christmas Morn (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

(Cottentop Mountain Sanctified Singers )Early on one Christmas mornJesus Christ the son was bornSinging carols, Christmas songsEarly on one Christmas mornEarly on one Christmas mornJesus Christ the...

O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

Oh little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lieAbove thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go byYet in thy dark streets shineth, the everlasting lightThe hopes and fears of all the y...

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...

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...

Go Tell It On The Mountain Bruce Cockburn

"Go tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere Go tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born While shepherds kept their watching O'er silent flocks by night Behold throughout th...

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...

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

God rest ye merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay,Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day;To save us all from Satan's power when we were gone astray.RefrainO tidings of comfort and ...

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!"...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...