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 no

Early Mornin' Rain Gordon Lightfoot

In the early mornin' rain With a dollar in my hand And an aching in my heart And my pockets full of sand I'm a long ways from home And I missed my loved one so In the early mornin' rain With no place to

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

Sweet Guinevere Gordon Lightfoot

Ernie's up in Pittsburgh PA You know mother loves you, and dad's in the mine So don't go to the coal town, Guinevere, if you're kind She loves a young man and he lives in the town He leaves the house early

Morning Glory Gordon Lightfoot

ever end I've been all the way to Biscayne Bay And all the way back again All the way back again I remember our old rendezvous The key was kept inside a shoe Those moments will remain frozen in time Morning

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

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

The Soul Is the Rock Gordon Lightfoot

a better harvest than the rock was prone to grow Say what you like to, do what you do Everyone's sleeping now two by two Bats in the roof, cats in the hall Dust on the stairway, gnats on the wall Big rain

Poor Little Allison Gordon Lightfoot

Poor little Allison Standing in the night wind Wishing out loud Turning her face to the summer rain Poor little Allison Never had much goin' Hard to forget Always in step with the world she's in Never

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

Beautiful Gordon Lightfoot

At times I just don't know How you could be anything but beautiful I think that I was made for you And you were made for me And I know that I will never change Cause we've been friends through rain or

I'm Not Supposed To Care Gordon Lightfoot

I think 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

The List Gordon Lightfoot

heart feel that way We can leave the blues behind There's a little lovin' on my list tonight With a bit of luck, I'll check it off Toss around what is up, what is down In between, d' ya know what I mean Rain

East of Midnight Gordon Lightfoot

letter have I seen And that's a pretty good start The ocean is where lovers meet again Sea of dreams by all means Float me out of danger until then Forever amen It's a long long hike We'll be leavin' early

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

Sometimes I Don't Mind Gordon Lightfoot

Sometimes I don't mind the sunshine Sometimes I need the rain Sometimes I don't mind the fun times Sometimes they're all the same When I'm thinking of you There's a fever around I don't know what to do

Redwood Hill Gordon Lightfoot

likes of you and me and us Crying thought she was She did speak these tender words The things that I am I could not change for any man I tried to comfort her Ah but she would not be still And how the rain

Ribbon Of Darkness Gordon Lightfoot

out the door Tears I never had before Ribbon of darkness over me Clouds are gatherin over my head That kill the day and hide the sun That shroud the night when day is done Ribbon of darkness over me Rain

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

Bells of the Evening Gordon Lightfoot

Bells of the evening, O sing to my love Tell her I miss her, my own turtledove The streets of the old town are covered with rain I think I might never know true love again I'm lost with no road signs to

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

I'm Not Sayin' / Ribbon Of Darkness Gordon Lightfoot

walked out the door Tears I never had before Ribbon of darkness over me Clouds gatherin' o'er my head That chill the day and hide the sun That shroud the night when day is done Ribbon of darkness over me Rain

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

Approaching Lavender Gordon Lightfoot

just to be alone with lavender For the light so warm and pure Will draw you like a flame The colors that surround you there will be the shade of lavender Shadows dancing everywhere Like flowers in the rain

Only Love Would Know Gordon Lightfoot

all the rest is dust Mother nature, mother dear, listen to us over here Are the sounds of laughter ringing true Only love would know, only love would do She lives on another plane away from the drivin' rain

Drink Yer Glasses Empty Gordon Lightfoot

leavin' for Drink yer glasses girls and boys, it's time to hit the sky To the tune of thunder, there's no time to wonder why We'd like to take life over again When time of war had passed away into the rain

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

Canadian Railroad Trilogy Gordon Lightfoot

our hammers in the bright blazin' sun Layin' down track and buildin' the bridges Bendin' our old backs 'til the railroad is done So over the mountains and over the plains Into the muskeg and into the rain

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...