Gordon Lightfoot

[fox69]

"My Pony Won't Go"

"My Pony Won't Go"



Gotta make your mind up
Every single day
(I) hate to see you lonely
Losin' me this way
Lookin' for the man
Who stole my love from me
Gotta know the reason
Why my baby's leavin'
My pony won't go
Where I want him to go no more

Gotta make your mind up
If you're gonna stay
I don't see no sense in
Anything you say

Since you met the guy
Who told you I was wrong
You do all the livin'
While I do all the givin'
My pony won't go
He can't find no oats to eat

Gotta make your mind up
Every single day
(I) hate to see you lonely
Losin' me this way

Lookin' for the man
Whole stole my love from me
Gotta know the reason
Why my baby's leavin'
My pony won't go
Where I want him to go no more

 

[fox69]

"Never Too Close"

"Never Too Close"



I remember when best friends were jealous lovers
Lyin' warm asleep beneath the covers
Dreaming of belonging to each other
And so we tried, never too close
Never too near, dyin' in time
And so we cried but that is alright
We meant no one no harm

I remember when best friends were not mistaken
Long before that freedom was forsaken
Learnin' about all the good things
In the world worth believin'
And so we tried, never too close
Never too near, dyin' in time
And so we cried but that is alright
We meant no one no harm

I remember when jealous lovers would stick together
When the days were warm and the nights more tender
When the bonds of truth were not made to measure
And so we tried, never too close
Never too near, dyin' in time
And so we cried but that is alright
We meant no one no harm

Try, try as you will
Following dreams never fulfilled
And so we cried but that is alright
We meant no one no harm

 

[fox69]

"No Mistake About It"

"No Mistake About It"



She's the shine in every moonbeam, kinda girl who can pick you clean.
She's a star in every other man's eyes, she's the girl in every man's day.
Pretty soon she will make her way into the back door, of your mind.

She moves like a raptor, she moves like a snake.
She moves like a raptor, she moves me to make no mistake about it, no mistake about it.

She was kind of a neighborhood kid, pretty soon she will flip your lid.
She's the pearl in every other man's tea, she's the smile in every man's eyes,
Kinda girl who can put you wise. She's a girl lets every other man be.

She moves like a raptor, (no mistake about it), she moves like a ghost, (no mistake about it).
She moves me like a raptor, (no mistake about it), she moves me to boast,
No mistake about it, no mistake about it.

She's the shine in every moonbeam,
Kinda girl who can make you lean over backwards, or so they say.
She's the girl in every man's game, pretty soon she will pick your brain.
She's the smile in every other man's day.

She moves like a raptor, (no mistake about it), she moves like a snake, (no mistake about it).
She moves me like a raptor, (no mistake about it), she moves me to make
No mistake about it, no mistake about it.

She moves like a raptor, (no mistake about it), she moves like a ghost, (no mistake about it).
She moves me like a raptor, (no mistake about it), she moves me to boast,
No mistake about it, no mistake about it.

She moves like a raptor, (no mistake about it), she moves like a snake, (no mistake about it).
She moves me like a raptor, (no mistake about it), she moves me to make
No mistake about it, no mistake about it.

 

[fox69]

"Nous Vivons Ensemble"

"Nous Vivons Ensemble"



We've got to stay together
We've got to find each other now
That is how we can learn all about the other man's song
On the plains of Abraham
When they sent the lamb to die
You and I were asleep in the Rock of Ages
Remember the unborn children still to come
If you need me and I need you
There's nothin' else needs sayin'
Understand it
I'm not too deaf to hear the song you're playin'

Nous vivons ensemble
Nous nous connaissons maintenant
Voici comment nous pouvons decouvrir une autre humanite
Sur les plaines D'Abraham
Lors du dernier sacrifice
Toi et moi nous dormions tres loin dans le temp
Souviens toi des enfants qui attendent encore
Si tu me veux je serai la c'est tout ce que j'ai a dire
Car comprend moi
Je ne suis pas sourd a la musique que tu joues

 

[fox69]

"Now And Then"

"Now And Then"



I think this time you've said enough to make me want to leave this place
Still I keep coming back for more of the same to fan the dying flame
Here inside these walls that seem to move a little closer every day
There must be a way out of this crazy game we play out to the end
Let us just pretend a while
Think about the good things now and then
I think this time that was the best time that we two had ever known
We tried the handle of the house upon the shore and found the open door
Once inside we found a curious moonbeam doing dances on the floor
We were only playing like two children who had stayed away from school
Two of us could not be wrong
Heaven knows who keeps the golden rule

I think this time we've learned enough to know that nothing is the same
But still the pounding of my heart hasn't changed and leavin's so strange
Here among my thoughts of you I find a gentle longing to be free
There must be a way out of this crazy game we play out to the end
Take away the in-between
Think about the good things now and then
We will see the day when you or I will stay or face up to the end
Let us just pretend a while
And think about the good things now and then

 

[fox69]

"Ode To Big Blue"

"Ode To Big Blue"



The oceans of the world were the home of Big Blue
He was the greatest monster that the world ever knew
And the place that he loved best
Was the waters to the west
Around the blue Pacific he did roam

Big Blue moved alone for a mighty blue was he
And the battles of the whales was an awesome sight to see
And he took them one by one and he drove them all away
In the mating of the day he was the king

Big Blue had fifty wives and he sired forty sons
Though most of them feel victim to the cruel harpoon guns
Ah but he was too much wise to get caught by the gunners' eyes
And so he lived at sea a hundred years

His mouth was as large as a tunnel so they say
His hide was thick as leather and his eyes quick and small
And his back was all scarred by the times he got away
And he knew the smell of whalers did Big Blue

Big Blue passed away to his natural decay
Beside the Arctic Circle as he travelled up that way
And there never was a man who was born with a gunner's hand
Who ever took a pan to Big Blue

Now the gray whale has run and the sperm is almost done
The finbacks and the Greenland rights have all passed and gone
They've been taken by the men for the money they could spend
And the killing never ends, it just goes on

The oceans of the earth were the home of Big Blue
He was the greatest monster that the world ever knew
And the place that he loved best was the waters to the west
Around the blue Pacific he did roam

 

[fox69]

"Oh, Linda"

"Oh, Linda"



Oh Linda you done me wrong
I'm gonna sing you a goodbye song
Sing a song that's most unkind
I ain't even gonna try to change your mind
Oh Linda you made me grieve
I feel like I could die
Look out baby the moon is falling
Down from your sky

Oh gal don't you say goodbye
Now that I need you by my side
Love me now or be on your way
If you go be gone to stay

I saw Linda late last night
Dressed for town she looked alright
Painted eyes and lips like wine
Walkin' on down with a friend of mine

Oh gal don't you say so long
I feel like I could die
Look out baby the moon is falling
Down from your sky

Oh gal don't you be unkind
I ain't even gonna try to change your mind
Love me now or be on your way
If you go be gone to stay

Oh Linda you made me grieve
I feel like I could die
Look out baby the moon is falling
Down from your sky

Oh gal don't you say goodbye
Now that I need you by my side
You can have everything I own
Take everything but a-come on home

Oh gal don't you say so long
I feel like I could die
Look out baby the moon is falling
Down from your sky

Oh gal don't you do me wrong
I'm gonna sing you a goodbye song
Sing a song that's most unkind
I ain't even gonna try to change your mind

 

[fox69]

"Old Dan's Records"

"Old Dan's Records"



Get out old Dan's records
Get out old Dan's records
We will dance the whole night long
It's fun to play the old time songs
If old Dan could see us now
I know he'd be so proud
Bring out old Dan's records
Bring out old Dan's records
I remember my Aunt Bea
She'd dance with Dan till two or three
If old Dan could see her now
I know he'd shout out loud

Dig out old Dan's records
Bring out old Dan's records
We're all here, we've all got dates
We'll dance all night to the seventy-eights
If old Dan could see us now
I know he'd be so proud
If old Dan was with us still
I know he'd come around

Get out old Dan's records
Dig out old Dan's records
Back to nineteen thirty-five
The foxtrot, jitterbug 'n jive
If old Dan could see us now
I know he'd be so proud

Get out old Dan's records
Bring out old Dan's records
High above the fireplace
There's a smile on old Dan's face
If old Dan could see us now
I know he'd be so proud
If old Dan was with us still
I know he'd come around

 

[fox69]

"On Susan's Floor"

"On Susan's Floor"



Like crippled ships that made it
Through a storm and finally reached a quiet shore
The homeless found a home on Susan's floor

Didn't feel so cold and tired
Stretched out before her fire
Rollin' smokes and drinkin' up her wine
And I remember candlelight
And singing 'til we could not sing no more
Then fallin' warm asleep on Susan's floor

Well now that my song is sweeeter
I think I'd like to greet her
And thank her for the favors that she gave
A stranger I came
My head bowed in the rain to her door
I sat and sang my songs on Susan's floor

In the mornin' I'd go on
Buyin' kingdoms with my songs
Knowin' I'd be back in just a while
Warm in the sunlight of her smile

Well lots of time and songs have passed
I catch myself just looking back
Reliving all the wonder of those nights
That's where I'd be today
If I had only stayed one night more
And sang another song on Susan's floor

Like crippled ships that made it
Through a storm and finally reached a quiet shore
The homeless found a home on Susan's floor

 

[fox69]

"On The High Seas"

"On The High Seas"



Was it someone she met that's so hard to forget
Was it some kind of an ocean of changes
I don't remember where she said she would be
And since I don't know, let me guess
Was it somewhere in Michigan or the Lake of the Woods
Up in old Montreal or Toronto the good
Somewhere in Reno or somewhere in Rome
And when all is said and done
Will she leave me alone

I don't want to get so low
And as for my sadness, it comes and it goes
I don't remember where she said she would be
Back in the city or on the high seas

Was it up in Hornpayne where the trains run on time
Was she drinking champagne when she made up her mind
North of the border or down in South Bend
And when all is said and done
Is there no rainbow's end

I don't want to own the key
To some ghostly mansion where souls are set free
I don't remember where she said she would go
Straight for the highway or down the low road
I don't remember where she said she would be
Back in the city or on the high seas