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 ...

Feet Fall On The Road Bruce Cockburn

Feet fall on the road Bound to motion Though chains be of gold They are chains all the same Traveler on the bridge A wakens to find It's not the river that flows But the bridge that moves o'er In

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

Lament For The Last Days Bruce Cockburn

snow Rhyme the rhythm of ruin Beside the wall the beggars call ""Man have mercy on us all"" The night-bound choir inside chants on -- A hymn to brick and pistols You can stumble, you can fall

Someone I Used To Love Bruce Cockburn

never come to be Just cold gems set in memory Of someone I used to love This current flows between us That will not be denied You draw me in towards you Like the moon pulls at the tide May no shadow ever fall

Up On The Hillside Bruce Cockburn

waiting for a sign See how the sunset makes the lake look like wine Over the mountain I can hear myself called I want to come running but my window's too small The cliffs are so high and I might fall

If I Had A Rocket Launcher Bruce Cockburn

or their stinking torture states And when I talk with the survivors of things too sickening to relate If I had a rocket launcher...I would retaliate On the Rio Lacantun, one hundred thousand wait To fall

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

indian wars bruce cockburn

Out in the desert where the wind never stops A few simple people try to grow a few crops Trying to maintain a life and a home On land that was theirs before the Romans thought of Rome A few dozen...

Wondering Where The Lions Are Bruce Cockburn

Sun's up, uuh huh, looks okay the world survives into another day and i'm thinking about eternity some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me. I had another dream about lions at the door they weren't h...

A Dream Like Mine (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

(CHORUS:)When you've got a dream like mineNobody can take you downWhen you've got a dream like mineNobody can push you aroundToday I dream of how it used to beThings were different beforeThe pictur...

Kit Carson (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

And the President said to Kit Carson:"Take my best four horsemen pleaseAnd ride out to the four directions,Make my great lands barren for me"Kit Carson said to the President"You've made your offer ...

Mighty Trucks Of Midnight (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

Used to have a town but the factory moved awayDown to Mexico where they work for hardly any payUsed to have a country but they sold it down the riverLike a repossessed farm auctioned off to the hig...

Soul Of A Man (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

I'm going to ask the questionPlease answer if you canIs there anybody's children can tell meWhat is the soul of a man?(CHORUS:)Won't somebody tell meAnswer if you canWon't somebody tell meTell me w...

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...

Indian Wars (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

Out in the desert where the wind never stopsA few simple people try to grow a few cropsTrying to maintain a life and a homeOn land that was theirs before the Romans thought of RomeA few dozen survi...

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...

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...

Stained Glass Bruce Cockburn

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

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...

January In The Halifax Airport Lounge Bruce Cockburn

"Distant times in distant lands Worthless money changing hands ""Changing them to what?"" -- I wonder As in the dust the jet plane thunders Carries every feeling into gloom I miss you like I miss t...

Starwheel Bruce Cockburn

Orion's high in the south-west sky --You're bound to move on and so am IOn this world we've had time to burn --how come nobody ever seems to learn?See how the starwheel turns. Crystal drift on the ...

Burn Bruce Cockburn

the Commies on the run" You'd buy or bury everyone For liberty and life And just plain fun And it's burn baby burn When am I going to get my turn ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By BRUCE

A Life Story Bruce Cockburn

for you and me Wind rush Reed bend Storm tossed sea Christ is nailed upon a tree Mists part Sunrise Shining key Christ is risen to lead us free ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By BRUCE

Arrows Of Light Bruce Cockburn

Arrows of light, come Pierce my soul Pierce my soul Breath of the bright wind Make us one Make us one Life is singing Like a great bell ringing

Going To The Country Bruce Cockburn

Look out the window, what do I see?cows hangin' out under spreading trees.ZOOM! they're gone behind the signwhite letters pointing to the long white lineand I'm going to the countryo, la la la la l...

Together Alone Bruce Cockburn

So many things to see in this old worldBut all I can see is youIn a crowded subway trainOr walking in the country rainYou're there with me tooOf all the songs sung in any dayYour voice is all I hea...

The Bicycle Trip Bruce Cockburn

The end ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By BRUCE COCKBURN Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

The Thirteenth Mountain Bruce Cockburn

Sable sky anoints the earth with crystal 'neath my footWide-eyed, white-plumed owl plays upon his magic fluteSilver-circled moonlight cresting waves of shadow blueAnd the river is secretly flowingS...

Musical Friends Bruce Cockburn

"Musical friends are keeping me happy They know what I need Now I can sleep on anyone's floor without Feeling cold Inside or outside me The closer we get the easier life be - Comes for each of us...

Man Of A Thousand Faces Bruce Cockburn

"I'm looking to be by a window That looks out on the sea Anybody here know Where such a place is? Surf of golden sunlight Breaking over me Man of a thousand faces In the Garden paths take form ...

Spring Song Bruce Cockburn

When we comeWhen we come againTo celebrate renewalAt the heartAt the heart of usOur eyes will touch lifeThough we may be hard to findWhere we stand in timeThe mirrors of the past shineWith the ligh...

Keep It Open Bruce Cockburn

open And help me keep mine open too Sun stoned in the east In our eyes let there be peace Keep it open Keep it open And help me keep mine open too ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By BRUCE

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 wai...

All The Ways I Want You Bruce Cockburn

The hills are full of secretsOwls watch by nightDown in town the bars are fullAnd the drunks are picking fightsThese are things I knowBut the facts are filtered throughAll the ways I want you2:19 f...

Bone In My Ear Bruce Cockburn

There's a bone in my earKeeps singing your nameSometimes it's like pleasureSometimes it's like painIt's a small voice and quietBut I hear it plainThere's a bone in my earKeeps singing your nameIn m...

Scanning These Crowds Bruce Cockburn

I was half asleep in the washroom when they came inEyes like moonlight on barbed wire and veins showing under the skinThe uniforms made me nervous, I got ready for the chaseBut they left me scannin...