Scanning These Crowds Bruce Cockburn

I was half asleep in the 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

Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

Shepherds, for whom are these songs, What is this celebration for? Which conqueror, what conquest Deserves these triumphant cries? Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Great Big Love (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

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 just fine If you try to take one of these

Child Of The Wind (Album Version) Bruce Cockburn

the earth And roads of the spirit The best roads of all Are the ones that aren't certain One of those is where you'll find me Till they drop the big curtain Hear the wind moan In the bright diamond sky These

All The Ways I Want You Bruce Cockburn

The hills are full of secrets Owls watch by night Down in town the bars are full And the drunks are picking fights These are things I know But the facts are filtered through All the ways I want you 2:19

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

Lovers In A Dangerous Time (Live Version) Bruce Cockburn

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 a dangerous time Lovers in a dangerous time These

Festival Of Friends Bruce Cockburn

Like an imitation of a good thing past These days of darkness surely will not last Jesus was here and he's coming again To lead us to his festival of friends.

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

Wondering Where The Lions Are Bruce Cockburn

Freighters on the nod on the surface of the bay One of these days we're going to sail away, going to sail into eternity some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me and i'm wondering where the lions are..

Gavin's Woodpile Bruce Cockburn

And everywhere the free space fills Like a punctured diving suit and i'm Paralyzed in the face of it all Cursed with the curse of these modern times Distant mountains, blue and liquid, Luminous like a

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 rai...

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...

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...

Southland Of The Heart Bruce Cockburn

When the wild-eyed dogs of day to dayCome snapping at your heelsAnd there's so much coming at youThat you don't know how to feelWhen they've taken all your moneyAnd then come back for your clothesW...

Someone I Used To Love Bruce Cockburn

All the days we've been togetherAll the days we've been apartAdd up to a bunch of nothingIf I'm not still in your heartI never want you to beJust a page in my historySomeone I used to loveYour voic...