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

Early Morning Rain Gordon Lightfoot

In the early mornin\' rain with a dollar in my hand With an achin\' in my heart and my pockets full of sand I\'m a long way from home, Lord I miss my loved ones so In the early mornin\' rain, with ...

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

A Lesson in Love Gordon Lightfoot

Barnum Presented 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

Too Late For Prayin' Gordon Lightfoot

and me Let us pray for the ones they call The children of today Nothin' left but promises Nothin' much is certain All we see is want and need across the board, why thank you lord We're livin' in the glory

Fine as Fine Can Be Gordon Lightfoot

You're as soft as the rose You're as sweet as the honey You're as warm as the bright morning sun You're as cool as the breeze on the last days of April You're as fine as fine can be You're like time is

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

Daylight Katy Gordon Lightfoot

She walks be the sea where the seaworld is And she waits for the man to come She lives in town with her high-heeled friends And she knows it's a long way down But she doesn't have to get up in the morning

Shadows Gordon Lightfoot

When the morning stars grow dim they will find us in the shadows fast asleep. Let it go. Let it happen like it happened once before.

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

talk about the home town a million miles away Is the ice still in the river are the old folks still the same And by the way did she mention my name Did she mention my name just in passing And when the morning

Seven Island Suite Gordon Lightfoot

You seem to think because you got chicken to go you're in luck Fortune will not find you in your mansion or your truck Brothers will desert you when you're down and shit out of luck Look around at the morning

Black Day In July Gordon Lightfoot

the waters of the river and the lake And everyone is listening and everyone's awake Black day in July, black day in July The printing press is turning and the news is quickly flashed And you read your morning

Sundown Gordon Lightfoot

I can see her lyin' back in her faded dress In a room where ya do what ya don't confess Sundown ya better take care If I find you bin creepin' 'round my back stairs Sundown ya better take care If ...

Sundown Gordon Lightfoot

I can see her lyin' back in her faded dress In a room where ya do what ya don't confess Sundown ya better take care If I find you bin creepin' 'round my back stairs Sundown ya better take care...

Sundown Gordon Lightfoot

I can see her lyin' back in her satin dress In a room where you do what you don't confess Sundown, you better take care If I find you bin creepin' round my back stairs Sundown, you better take car...

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. In a castle dark or a fortress strong with chains upon my feet. Y...

Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot

THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD Words and music by Gordon Lightfoot The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they called 'Gitche Gumee' The lake, it is said, never gives

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 th...

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 highwa...

Cherokee Bend Gordon Lightfoot

His father was a man who could never understand The shame on a red man's face So they lived in the hills and they never came down But to trade in the white man's place It was early in the spring w...

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. Rainy day lovers don뭪 lie when they te...

Red Velvet Gordon Lightfoot

Four months ago in April on a daycoach she came down And the dust autumn winds begin to blow Shoulda known I couldn't hold livin' out so far from town And the nights to come are long are slow to go...

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 pro...

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 ...

Let It Ride Gordon Lightfoot

These are just the simple facts I will relate to you Though they are not connected Each and every one is true If they seem a bit untidy Well unraveling them is fun I will not stand corrected I have...

The 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 ...... th...

Anything For Love Gordon Lightfoot

In my lifeIn my time and in each line I've ever sungAnd in my lifeWas it my imagination or are you still the oneWho lingers onI'd do anything for youYou'd do anything for meWe'd do anything for lov...

Minstrel Of The Dawn Gordon Lightfoot

The minstrel of the dawn is hereTo make you laugh and bend your earUp the steps you'll hear him climbAll full of thoughts, all full of rhymesListen to the pictures flowAcross the room into your min...

Me And Bobby McGee Gordon Lightfoot

Busted flat in Baton RougeHeadin' for the trainFeelin' nearly faded as my jeansBobby thumbed a diesel downJust before it rainedTook us all away to New OrleansI took my harpoon out of my dirty red b...

Approaching Lavender Gordon Lightfoot

If you'd like to spend the afternoon approaching lavenderYou'll feel just fine but one thing's sureYou'll never be the sameIf you'd like to try your hand at understanding lavenderThen you must be v...

Saturday Clothes Gordon Lightfoot

I feel a blue 'cause I can't sewThere's still a lot of things that I should knowAnyone can guessI don't know how to pressMy Saturday clothesEveryone's goin' homeI feel a little sad to watch them le...

Cobwebs & Dust Gordon Lightfoot

Island goodbye, island goodbyeWe been too long together, my island and i'cross the blue sea, cross the blue seaWe been too long together, my island and meCobwebs and dust, cobwebs and dustI hate to...

Poor Little Allison Gordon Lightfoot

Poor little AllisonStanding in the night windWishing out loudTurning her face to the summer rainPoor little AllisonNever had much goin'Hard to forgetAlways in step with the world she's inNever know...

Sit Down Young Stranger Gordon Lightfoot

I'm standin' in the doorwayMy head bowed in my handsNot knowin' where to sitNot knowin' where to standMy father looms above meFor him there is no restMy mother's arms enfold meAnd hold me to her br...

Baby It's Allright Gordon Lightfoot

It's alright for some, but not alright for meWhen the one that I'm lovin' slips aroundYou think it's fine to do things I cannot seeAnd you're doin' it to me, baby, can't you seeThat I know how it i...

Your Love's Return Gordon Lightfoot

Come to the door my pretty onePut on your rings and precious thingsHide all your tears as best you canTry to recall what used to beRoses are waiting for dewdrops to fallClimbing your windows and wa...

The Pony Man Gordon Lightfoot

When it's midnight on the meadowAnd the cats are in the shedAnd the river tells a storyAt the window by my bedIf you listen very closelyBe as quiet as you canIn the yard you'll hear himIt is the po...

Sundown (Album Version) Gordon Lightfoot

I can see her lyin' back in her satin dress In a room where you do what you don't confess Sundown, you better take care If I find you bin creepin' round my back stairs Sundown, you better take care...

Drifters Gordon Lightfoot

I don't believe in miracles if it's all the same by youYour wishes would come true if I had my sayWhether it's right or wrong the words of every songRemind us of a love we knew where love should no...

My Little Love Gordon Lightfoot

I've got a song that it is my mind, my little love who is never unkindI'm a poet and I'm better off dead. These are the words she saidDown by the breadline pickin' up dough, hand me the guitar, the...

Ringneck Loon Gordon Lightfoot

Hear the call of the ringneck loonHear the sound he will be home soonHear the cry in the afternoonRingneck loon, he knows bestHe's a loon and he don't care lessRingneck loon, away off shoreHow coul...

I Used to Be a Country Singer Gordon Lightfoot

I was sittin' in my hotel room, strummin' my old guitarNot much to do when you're far away, playin' some smokey barI was feelin' a little empty and feelin' a little blueWhen the maid came in and as...

Boathouse Gordon Lightfoot

I would rather be at the boathouse, out of the daily grindI'd sooner be down at the boathouse, what a way to unwindNow I don't wanna know how it feels to be set backSo I'm leavin' here on a one-way...

Much to My Surprise Gordon Lightfoot

I saw two dreamers dreamin'They almost caused a sparkI saw two lovers in paradiseRight back at the startI saw to minds in the world set freeBut it almost broke my heartIsn't it strange to be right ...

A Painter Passing Through Gordon Lightfoot

Once upon a time I was on my ownOnce upon a time like you've never knownOnce upon a time I would be impressedOnce upon a time my life would be obsessedOnce upon a time, once upon a day whenI was in...

On Yonge Street Gordon Lightfoot

See the people walkin' up and downSee the people movin' all aroundOn the streets of my hometown on Yonge StreetLongest street in the world they saySummertime soon slips awayI hope I'll see you one ...

Uncle Toad Said Gordon Lightfoot

Uncle Toad sittin' by the old south gateWaitin' them boys they bin stayin' out lateUncle Toad thinks they're way out of lineMaybe they think he is past his primeUncle Toad said better straighten up...

Sweet Guinevere Gordon Lightfoot

Sweet Guinevere you're off to the coal town tonightAnd your young brother Ernie's up in Pittsburgh PAYou know mother loves you, and dad's in the mineSo don't go to the coal town, Guinevere, if you'...

If There's a Reason Gordon Lightfoot

If you should need me deep in the nightMy arms around you in shades of twilightIf there's a reason for livin' without meJust let me know and I'll move onDown to the station with the big wheels burn...

Dreamland Gordon Lightfoot

You come to me in times of needWhen you can't find anyoneYou seem to be much better off nowThere's a rainbow number oneWe could see life through the gutter thenTill it caused my heart to breakThere...