Let It Ride Gordon Lightfoot

it ride Ride let it ride Leave on the evenin' tide Just let it ride When I listen to my heart I sometimes fail to find One sane and simple answer On the bright side of my mind Even when I'm

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

If I Could Gordon Lightfoot

If I could sing like the poets and kings of this world If I could rise like the wind or the tides of the sea I would sing you to sleep my love with sweet melody And let you dream away till the morning

It's Worth Believin' Gordon Lightfoot

There's a warm wind tonight And the moon turns the tide When the stars take their ride She'll be leavin' Where she goes, I don't know She won't tell me what it is That makes her act like this But I've

Boathouse Gordon Lightfoot

I would rather be at the boathouse, out of the daily grind I'd sooner be down at the boathouse, what a way to unwind Now I don't wanna know how it feels to be set back So I'm leavin' here on a one-way

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.

Stay Loose Gordon Lightfoot

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 Even so it

10 Degrees & Getting Colder Gordon Lightfoot

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Too Late For Prayin' Gordon Lightfoot

It was only yesterday When I heard the teacher say Patiently, one and two make three We were children, you and me Let us pray for the ones they call The children of today Nothin' left but promises Nothin

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 highway, let

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

If There's a Reason Gordon Lightfoot

If you should need me deep in the night My arms around you in shades of twilight If there's a reason for livin' without me Just let me know and I'll move on Down to the station with the big wheels burnin

Fading Away Gordon Lightfoot

They're better off to be someplace that's a good long way from home Any way I can lose myself Dawn is breakin', I'm hesitatin', I'm Fading away, fading away They sailed right to meet me, I said what's it

The Pony Man Gordon Lightfoot

When it's midnight on the meadow And the cats are in the shed And the river tells a story At the window by my bed If you listen very closely Be as quiet as you can In the yard you'll hear him It is the

Steel Rail Blues Gordon Lightfoot

carry me home to the one I love Well I bin up tight most every night Walkin' along the streets of this old town Not a friend to tell my troubles to My good old car she done broke down 'Cause i drove it

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

A Lesson in Love Gordon Lightfoot

Jenny Lind They named a 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

Seven Island Suite Gordon Lightfoot

right mind could not fail to be made aware Any woman with a gift of wisdom 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

Ecstasy Made Easy Gordon Lightfoot

I can always try to forget somehow What's a part of the past Have a little laughter if you please I won't even mind if it takes awhile I've got time on my hands I feel another chapter in the breeze Somebody

All The Lovely Ladies Gordon Lightfoot

To all the lovely ladies in their finery tonight I wish that I could kiss you while you knit To all the ones who learn to live with bein' second-guessed Whose job it is to give more then to get Bless you

Me And Bobby McGee Gordon Lightfoot

Busted flat in Baton Rouge Headin' for the train Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans Bobby thumbed a diesel down Just before it rained Took us all away to New Orleans I took my harpoon out of my dirty red

Now and Then Gordon Lightfoot

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 There must be a way out of this crazy game we play out to the end Let

Waiting For You Gordon Lightfoot

Say what you will, I will miss you my friends Let me move along for the road never ends Vowing to live till the end of all time All the way to the ends of the earth because I'm Waiting for you to say you

A Painter Passing Through Gordon Lightfoot

upon a time, I was in a daze when I was in my prime, once along the way If you want to know my secret don't come runnin' after me For I am just a painter passing through in history Now that I am old, let

Same Old Loverman Gordon Lightfoot

Have they gone back to 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

Slide on Over Gordon Lightfoot

Momma's got her long dress on 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

Make Way Gordon Lightfoot

Some life I've been livin' Like a song in the night Good sounds every moment Good news and bright lights Anytime I get lonesome I just got to do the things right Make way for the lady You can do it my

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

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

The Circle is Small Gordon Lightfoot

And you're doin' it to me, baby can't you see ...... that I know how it is ..... I can see it in your eyes and feel it in the way you kiss my lips.

Cold On The Shoulder Gordon Lightfoot

All you need is time All 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

I'd Do It Again Gordon Lightfoot

replied why sure And he played one just for free The sounds he laid down. the songs he played Made the ladies all come to call He was born in the back of a seminole bus On the road to Niagra Falls I'd do it

Your Love's Return Gordon Lightfoot

as best you can Try to recall what used to be Roses are waiting for dewdrops to fall Climbing your windows and walls Bells in steeple are ringing, singing Listen to them talk about your love's return Let

Somewhere U.S.A. Gordon Lightfoot

This rental car never went so far But with each passing mile on more dream has turned to clay Now that we've met and your eyes are all wet Let me fetch my guitar, there's a song I'd like to play I would

Rainy Day People Gordon Lightfoot

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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

Race Among The Ruins Gordon Lightfoot

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 the sky falls down upon you Call it

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.

The Watchman's Gone Gordon Lightfoot

Just like birds of a feather We too have followed the golden sun It feels so good, Knowin' the watchman's gone If I give you a rose, buddy Would you please bury it in the fields?

Uncle Toad Said Gordon Lightfoot

south gate Waitin' them boys they bin stayin' out late Uncle Toad thinks they're way out of line Maybe they think he is past his prime Uncle Toad said better straighten up right When Uncle Toad spoke it

Morning Glory Gordon Lightfoot

Pretty faces everywhere A few hard cases stop and stare They've got charm that is not right Pretty faces late at nightMorning Glory what's the story Will it ever end I've been all the way to Biscayne Bay

I'm Not Supposed To Care Gordon Lightfoot

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 go If it

Dreamland Gordon Lightfoot

You come to me in times of need When you can't 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

If It Should Please You Gordon Lightfoot

If it should please you, I have come to play A glad or a sad tune, I wrote along the way And a few good songs about the old highway I been around so long Lord, I guess I'm here to stay So I'm itching to

Cobwebs & Dust Gordon Lightfoot

leave you but leave you I must Float through the sky, float through the sky We been too long together, my cobwebs and i Unlock the gate, unlock the gate Lower the drawbridge the hour is late Whom shall it

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

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

You Just Gotta Be Gordon Lightfoot

satisfy you, if you satisfy me Once the course has been set Gonna need all the help I can get but You just gotta be you, 'n I just gotta be me I can't classify you, you can't pacify me We can't make it

The List Gordon Lightfoot

There's a little room on my list for tonight Will ya be the one to fill it in Toss around what is up, what is down In between, would ya like to dream Step on in, ya don't have to play to win But then you

The House You Live In Gordon Lightfoot

pity the stranger who stands at your gate When you're caught by the gale and you're full under sail Beware of the dangers below And the song that you sing should not be too sad And be sure not to sing it