Life Will Open Bruce Cockburn

We must live through who we are If we can sing with the wind song Chant with thunder Play upon the lightning Melodies of wonder Into wonder life will open We are children of the river we have named

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

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.

Spring Song Bruce Cockburn

When we come When we come again To celebrate renewal At the heart At the heart of us Our eyes will touch life Though we may be hard to find Where we stand in time The mirrors of the past shine With the

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

Indian Wars (Album Version) 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 survivors

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

One Of The Best Ones (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

horizon Like the nine billion names of God Don't bring you any closer To anyone you can simply set eyes on But in the same way it's as real Don't always recognize what I feel But of the dancing scenes that life

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

My Lady And My Lord Bruce Cockburn

"Up above my shoulder the ragged rooftops rise Casting shadows over streets they seem to despise Come on, come on, wind and rain I know the sun will shine again Till then my lady and my Lord will

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

Someone I Used To Love Bruce Cockburn

Or on the telephone All the tender things we've whispered To keep from feeling alone May they never come to be Just cold gems set in memory Of someone I used to love This current flows between us That will

Gavin's Woodpile Bruce Cockburn

I remember a bleak-eyed prisoner In the Stoney Mountain life-suspension home You drink and fight and damage someone And they throw you away for some years of boredom One year done and five more to go -

Lord Of The Starfields (Live Version) Bruce Cockburn

Lord of the starfields Sower of life, Heaven and earth are Full of your light Voice of the nova Smile of the dew All of our yearning Only comes home to you O love that fires the sun keep me burning

Lord Of The Starfields Bruce Cockburn

Lord of the starfields Sower of life, Heaven and earth are Full of your light Voice of the nova Smile of the dew All of our yearning Only comes home to you O love that fires the sun keep me burning

Fall Bruce Cockburn

The mists of all twilights dance close at hand The rust-coloured river is now slowing down Going dry Harvest has lifted the crown from the ground But don't you cry The song of the seasons brings life

January In The Halifax Airport Lounge Bruce Cockburn

the sky the smoke trails curl Some Winnipeg boys are Cyprus-bound I hope they live to touch home ground I hope we live to touch, if just once more I need you like the river needs the shore In life

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

Burn Bruce Cockburn

And it's burn baby burn When am I going to get my turn Here it comes, the loaded gun "Must keep the Commies on the run" You'd buy or bury everyone For liberty and life And just plain fun And it's burn

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

In The Falling Dark Bruce Cockburn

And the lights lie tumbled out like gems The moon is nothing but a toothless grin Floating out on the evening wind The smell of sweat and lube oil pervades the night And the rush of life in flight at the

Great Big Love (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

beings But sometimes we manage to shine Like a light on a hill beaming out to space From somewhere hard to find Great big love Sweeping across the sky I ride and I shoot and I play guitar And I like my life

Vagabondage Bruce Cockburn

Drifting Always on our way Again we're on our way Somebody plays the drum Somebody plays the flute Like water leaping from a waterfall We're on our way And soon In the cradle Another little gypsy Who will

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Lament For The Last Days Bruce Cockburn

"The crescent moon is rising slow Swiftly blades in ice do grow On the branches star-bleached snow Waits while time is passing Outside the door the dancer whirls Chiming bells and shining curls F...

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

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