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

I'd Rather Press On Gordon Lightfoot

iron pride I wonder if it matters much if time is on my side I'd rather press on, I don't wanna rest easy Anywhere I stray, I will make it a brand new day Anyway, that's all I've got to say I'd rather be

If Children Had Wings Gordon Lightfoot

love that burns brighter right now And it shines on and on 'til all sadness is gone And if children had wings I would sing them this song With a smile on my face and a tear in my eye Everything will be

Approaching Lavender Gordon Lightfoot

If you'd like to spend the afternoon approaching lavender You'll feel just fine but one thing's sure You'll never be the same If you'd like to try your hand at understanding lavender Then you must be very

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

The Circle is Small Gordon Lightfoot

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 it is .....

Baby It's Allright 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 it is

Triangle Gordon Lightfoot

It's a mighty hard way to come down And a mighty fine way to be found So hand me my grip from an old sailing ship Put the kiss of the dawn on my lips With some luck tonight I might have her at my fingertips

Bend in the Water Gordon Lightfoot

Kitty, if you feel inclined Down around the bend in the water, bring your fishin' line Come on Pearl, I'm rough and ready, got my fishin' pole Down around the bend in the water to the fishin' hole It's a fine

Red Velvet Gordon Lightfoot

nights to come are long are slow to go Well now she's up and left me and when walkin' down the line And the dusty autumn wind begins to blow All dressed up in red velvet and he high heeled shoes so fine

Wild Strawberries Gordon Lightfoot

run People like you and like me Is it really true you can really never win Movin' to the upside, tell me when does the fun begin Deep as the see and as wild as the weather We will go just you and me to

Too Many Clues In This Room Gordon Lightfoot

man's chest full of charts Where maps are contained and what's left of his brains When his crew threw his balls to the sharks All around the looking glass Dancing to a tune Sweeping out the house with a fine

You Just Gotta Be Gordon Lightfoot

If I satisfy you, if you satisfy me Once the course has been set Gonna need all the help I can get but You just gotta be you, 'n I just gotta be me I can't classify you, you can't pacify me We can't make

Early Morning Rain Gordon Lightfoot

number nine, big seven-o-seven set to go And I\'m stuck here in the grass with a pain that ever grows Oh, the liquor tasted good and the women all were fast Well, now there she goes, my friend, she\'ll be

On Yonge Street Gordon Lightfoot

See the people walkin' up and down See the people movin' all around On the streets of my hometown on Yonge Street Longest street in the world they say Summertime soon slips away I hope I'll see you one fine

For Lovin' Me Gordon Lightfoot

That's what you get for lovin' me That's what you get for lovin' me Every thing you had is gone as you can see That's what you get for lovin' me I ain't the kind to hang around With any new love that I

High And Dry Gordon Lightfoot

With a lady-like devotion She sails the bitter ocean If it wasn't for lovesick sailors There'd be nothin' left but flotsam Singin' why me oh my Is there a better man than I I hope you find your way back

The Pony Man Gordon Lightfoot

When it's midnight on the meadow And the cats are in the shed And the river tells a story At the window by my bed If you listen very closely Be as quiet as you can In the yard you'll hear him It is the

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

That's what you get for lovin' me That's what you get for lovin' me Ev'ry thing you had is gone As you can see That's what you get for lovin' me I ain't the kind to hang around With any new love that I

Restless Gordon Lightfoot

There's a kind of a restless feeling and it pulls me from within It sets my senses reeling and my wheels begin to spin In the quietude of winter you can hear the wild geese cry And I will always love that

The Watchman's Gone Gordon Lightfoot

at the station It's come to carry my bones away Two engines on Twenty-one coaches long End to end Twenty-one coaches bend The watchman's out Kickin' the bums about If I wait for the right moment You can

Your Love's Return Gordon Lightfoot

Come to the door my pretty one Put on your rings and precious things Hide all your tears as best you can Try to recall what used to be Roses are waiting for dewdrops to fall Climbing your windows and walls

Early Mornin' Rain Gordon Lightfoot

rolling out at last Hear the mighty engines roar See the silver wing on high She's away and westward bound For above the clouds she flies Where the mornin' rain don't fall And the sun always shines She'll be

Spanish Moss Gordon Lightfoot

Let go darlin' I can feel the night wind call Guess I'd better go I like you more than half as much As I love your Spanish moss Spanish moss hangin' down Lofty as the southern love we've found Spanish

Don Quixote Gordon Lightfoot

Through the woodland, through the valley Comes a horseman wild and free Tilting at the windmills passing Who can the brave young horseman be He is wild but he is mellow He is strong but he is weak He is

Black Day In July Gordon Lightfoot

July, black day in July And the soul of motor city is bared across the land As the book of law and order is taken in the hands Of the sons of the fathers who were carried to this land Black day in July

If You Could Read My Mind Gordon Lightfoot

You know that ghost is me and I will never be set free as long as I'm a ghost that you can see. If I could read your mind love, what a tale your thoughts could tell.

A Lesson in Love Gordon Lightfoot

Nothing is for certain That's what the showman said First you must open the curtain And stand'em on their heads There can be no inhibitions No prima donna ways If you want to pass the audition And times

East of Midnight Gordon Lightfoot

Put me somewhere east of midnight West of the turnpike Anywhere I wander is where I'll take my rest As I lie down, toss some thoughts around Dreams I'm told will come true if you Believe in those who love

Fading Away Gordon Lightfoot

just pick up the phone Or I can go to the movies or just stay at home alone They're better off to be someplace that's a good long way from home Any way I can lose myself Dawn is breakin', I'm hesitatin

A Passing Ship Gordon Lightfoot

A passing ship I have found the open ocean Give me no lip The waves roll by as I pass on A snulit sea On the first day of April How fresh the wind Will you miss me when I'm gone How many words How many

All The Lovely Ladies Gordon Lightfoot

tonight I wish that I could know them one by one All the handsome gentlemen with loving on their minds Strolling in to take the ladies home Bless you all and keep you on the road to tenderness Heaven can

I'd Do It Again Gordon Lightfoot

A one man band on a one night stand As a one man band should be The cried for more, he replied why sure And he played one just for free The sounds he laid down. the songs he played Made the ladies all

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

Drifters Gordon Lightfoot

Remind us of a love we knew where love should not go wrong In yesterday Hang on ye drifters now you got so much to go and gamble on Watch out for the shifting sand where ever you may ramble Even now as

Summertime Dream Gordon Lightfoot

Where the road runs down but the butternut grove To old Bill Skinner's stream Do tell at the noonday bell It's time for a summertime dream In a lunch pail town in a one horse way You can live like a king

The Soul Is the Rock Gordon Lightfoot

The soul is the rock and the rock will not be moved Nothing is disputed, yet nothing is disproved And the seeds of the earth that were planted long ago Still yield a better harvest than the rock was prone

Cotton Jenny Gordon Lightfoot

There's a house on a hill By a worn down weathered old mill In the valley below where the river winds There's no such thing as bad times And a soft southern flame Oh Cotton Jenny's her name She wakes me

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

The House You Live In Gordon Lightfoot

Go first in the world, go forth with your fears Remember a price must be paid Be always too soon, be never too fast At the time when all bets must be laid Beware of the darkness, be kind to your children

Redwood Hill Gordon Lightfoot

grave concern For the 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

Saturday Clothes Gordon Lightfoot

I feel a blue 'cause I can't sew There's still a lot of things that I should know Anyone can guess I don't know how to press My Saturday clothes Everyone's goin' home I feel a little sad to watch them

Alberta Bound Gordon Lightfoot

Oh the prairie lights are burnin' bright The Chinook wind is a-movin' in Tomorrow night I'll be Alberta bound Though I've done the best I could My old luck ain't been so good and Tomorrow night I'll be

Go My Way Gordon Lightfoot

Go my way and I'll be good to you Go my way and your dreams will all come true In the sunset the wild waves are callin' My shadow is followin' you Go my way and I'll take you by the hand Believe in me

Dreamland Gordon Lightfoot

You come to me in times of need When you can't find anyone You seem to be much better off now There's a rainbow number one We could see life through the gutter then Till it caused my heart to break There

Love & Maple Syrup Gordon Lightfoot

Love and maple syrup goes together Like the sticky winds of winter when they meet When lonely lovers come to rest Beneath the trees they do their best But still they can't be free Looking for the world

Uncle Toad Said Gordon Lightfoot

better straighten up right When Uncle Toad spoke it was not a pretty sight Uncle Toad lived in the wood out back Lived in the shade of a utility shack He looked in at the big brick housr At the girls as

The List Gordon Lightfoot

There's a little room on my list for tonight Will ya be the one to fill it in Toss around what is up, what is down In between, would ya like to dream Step on in, ya don't have to play to win But then you

Seven Island Suite Gordon Lightfoot

light of a fiery autumn haze We went walking on the high side of the bay on a chilly morn And we saw how leaves had fallen on the beds where trees were born Any man in his right mind could not fail to be

Ribbon Of Darkness Gordon Lightfoot

Ribbon of darkness over me Rain is falling on the meadow Where once my love and I did lie And now she is gone from the meadow My love goodbye Ribbon of darkness over me Where once the world was young as