What Are You Listening To Right Now?
Apr 18, 2009 at 12:09 AM Post #11,191 of 137,818
Thomas Brinkmann
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Apr 18, 2009 at 12:58 PM Post #11,203 of 137,818
Apr 18, 2009 at 1:26 PM Post #11,205 of 137,818
Gordon Lightfoot

Sit Down Young Stranger

Lyrics:

Im standin at the doorway
My head bowed in my hands
Not knowin where to sit
Not knowin where to stand
My father
looms above me
For him there is no rest
My mothers arms enfold me
And hold me to her breast
They say you been out wandrin
They say you travelled far
Sit down young stranger
And tell us who you are

The room has all gone misty,
My thoughts are all in spin
Sit down young stranger
And tell us where you been

Well Ive been up to the mountain
Ive walked down by the sea
I never questioned no one
And no one questioned me
My love was given freely
And oftimes was returned
I never came to borrow
I only came to learn

Sometimes it did get lonely
But it taught me how to cry
And laughter came too easy
For life to pass me by
I never had a dollar
That I didnt earn with pride
Cause I had a million daydreams
To keep me satisfied

And will you gather daydreams
Or will you gather wealth
How can you find your fortune
When you cannot find yourself
My mothers eyes grow misty
Theres a tremblin in her hand
Sit down young stranger
I do not understand

And will you try to tell us
You been too long at school
That knowledge is not needed
That power does not rule
That war is not the answer
That young men should not die
Sit down young stranger
I wait for your reply

The answer is not easy
For souls are not reborn
To wear the crown of peace
You must wear the crown of thorns
If jesus had a reason
Im sure he would not tell
They treated him so badly
How could he wish them well

The parlor now is empty
Theres nothin left to say
My father has departed
My mothers gone to pray
Theres rockets in the meadows
And ships out on the sea
The answers in the forest
Carved upon a tree


John loves mary
Does anyone love me

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