Redwood Hill

I climbed the redwood hill
Twas on a rainy day
To rise above the throng
And talk with mother nature for a while
She told me of her love
For the children in her trust
And of her 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 still
And how the rain did fall
As I found my way back down the redwood hill
Crying though she was
She did speak these tender words
The things that I am
I would not change for any man

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song performed by Gordon Lightfoot
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Unsettled Ways

Forgive me my unsettled ways
Dont linger in time or finger whats mine
Dont make me do
What you wouldnt do yourself
Forgive me the bad things I do
Dont ask me to change or exchange what I am
For something else
You know that wouldnt do
If time gets to heavy and you can no longer bear it
And you need someone to share it
Tell me girl, Ill try to make amends
Forgive me the ways of my heart
Dont try to pretend or lend me your love
Dont ask of me
What you wouldnt ask yourself
If time gets to heavy and you can no longer bear it
And you need someone to share it
Tell me girl, Ill try to make amends
Forgive me my unsettled ways
Dont linger in time or finger whats mine

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Somewhere U. S. A.

Out on the road like a low-down joe
And the bar where we are is so cool Id like to stay
Misunderstood like I knew I would be
The one I care for dont mind, shes built that way
I would gladly offer you my love
In this hotel in somewhere u.s.a.
This rental car never went so far
But with each passing mile on more dream has turned to clay
Now that weve met and your eyes are all wet
Let me fetch my guitar, theres a song Id like to play
I would gladly offer you my song
In this hotel in somewhere u.s.a.
One never knows where the good times
If you got some to spend,well do anything you say
Id never lie, well you know Ive tried
Though you think its the drink that has made me behave this way
I would gladly offer you my love
In this hotel in somewhere u.s.a.

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Changes

Sit by my side come as close as the air
Sharin a memory of grey
And wander in my words
And dream about the pictures that I play
Of changes
Green leaves of summer turn red in the fall
To brown and to yellow they fade
And then they have to die
Trapped within the circle time parade
Of changes
Moments of magic will glow in the night
All fears of the forest are gone
For when the morning breaks
Theyre swept away by golden drops of dawn
Of changes
Passions will part to a warm melody
As fires will sometimes turn cold
Like petals in the wind
Were puppets to the silver strings of souls
Of changes

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Cant Depend On Love

I spent most of my life outside in the drivin rain
I was only trying to get my with some of lifes amenities
Well nothins free
I got more than I bargained for
Now its plain to see
I cant depend on love to defend me
It took most of my time to do what never was done
I was on the outside of an inside kind of love that now is gone
Come right or wrong
It was laid to rest that way
I hate to be unkind
Pretending is for strangers who dont know you
I spent most of my life outside in the drivin rain
I was in some one-horse town just waitin for a plane to take me back
Now wheres that at
I paid the price, well aint that nice
Knowin Im so free
I cant depend on love to defend me
I got more than I bargained for
Now its plain to see

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For Lovin Me

Thats what you get for lovin me
Thats what you get for lovin me
Evry thing you had is gone
As you can see
Thats what you get for lovin me
I aint the kind to hang around
With any new love that I found
cause movin is my stock in trade
Im movin on
I wont think of you when Im gone.
So dont you shed a tear for me
Bcause I aint the love you thought Id be
I got a hundred more like you
So dont be blue
Ill have a thousand fore Im through
Now there you go youre cryin again
Now there you go youre cryin again
But then someday when your poor heart
Is on the mend
Well I just might pass this way again

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Without You

If I can last through another sunrise
In the past I knew what to do
But this was such a grim surprise
If I wait for the sun to shine
How can I pass the time
Without you, without you
If I can break the spell that is in me
Any fool would no where to go
I huess Id better send a mayday
If I find me a rainbows end
How will I find it then
Without you, without you
Without you
Wait til I see you next time
Maybe Ill lose my mind
Livin without you
If I can last, wait until the wind dies
Ive been all up and down like a clown
And this is such a thin disguise
If I wait for the sun to shine

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Saturday Clothes

I feel a blue cause I cant sew
Theres still a lot of things that I should know
Anyone can guess
I dont know how to press
My saturday clothes
Everyones goin home
I feel a little sad to watch them leave
But Ill be cool because I dont believe
The happy times are gone
I can still put on
My saturday clothes
Every warm body knows
Ive got to tell you
That was a swell time
So now Ill take the butts away
And put the glasses on the tray
Ill see you all next saturday
I feel a little off because theyre gone
And if my gal were here Id still be on
But in a week or two

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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave
To the night and the empty skies my love
To the night and the empty skies
The first time ever I kissed your mouth
I felt the earth turn in my hand
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there at my command my love
That was there at my command
The first time ever I lay with you
And felt your heart beat close to mine
I thought our joy would fill the earth
And would last till the end of time my love
And would last till the end of time
The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave
To the night and the empty skies my love
To the night and the empty skies

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Sixteen Miles

Early in the morning when the dew is on
Each and every rose bud you will find me gone
So knock me down and pick me up
And knock me down again
Break my heart steal my gold
And slander my good name
Seven lonely hours on the morning train
Takes me to a place where I wont come back again
Seven lonely pullmans speedin down the line
Takin me away from an old love of mine
Sixteen miles to seven lakes way up among the pines
In some hidden valley where the twirlin river twines
Where the fish swim up and down
And the sparklin water falls
Where the thunder rolls
And the lonely puma calls
Somewhere on the mountain Ill take another name
Rid my mind of memories and start my life again
Somewhere in the wilderness
Ill build a cabin small

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