Gordon Lightfoot - Waiting For You Lyrics






Say what you will, I will miss you my friends
Let me move along for the road never ends
Vowing to live till the end of all time
All the way to the ends of the earth because I'm
Waiting for you to say you will be mine
Many long days, many long years
Many wrong plays, many wrong fears
I could be tossed in the arms of the sea
I could be caught between decks eternally
Waiting for you to ask what's keeping me

What would we do at the end of the day
When the hours are asleep and the time slips away
Children are all that the earth has to show
Children are all that the earth wants to know
Up here in the northland, up here in the snow

Up in the wilderness, land of our birth
Land of our toil, land of our worth
I could stay healthy and wealthy and wise
For I love the snow other snowbirds criticize
Tell that to a wife and you'll get a surprise

The skies of North America are covered in stars
Over factories and farms, over hamlets and bars
The breeze of North America is breathless at night
Out there in the distance some souls are in flight
Some soft-hearted lovers whose goals are in sight

Here in my on-again, off-again style
Here in my on-again, off-again smile
Here in my off-again, on-again grin
Here in my off-again, on-again skin
Waiting for you to say let us begin





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  1. D.... W....

    Love the song, but then, I love all the Lightfoot songs. Kind of makes me a fan...

  2. R.... E....

    Ive been playing Gords stuff since about 72. Played on the streets of San Francisco (when it was still a great place) and in bars, you name it. Had a gig in Hawaii (Maui) for a few months while working there. Huge fan. I have everything he ever wrote and some stuff that was never published. Every recording.

  3. D.... G....

    @Mr. Wiggles. I've always been a Gordon Lightfoot Fan, and I had a lot of his Albums and CD's...better never one with this Song.
    We also sang a lot of his Songs in Music Class when I was in School as a Child!
    I heard this song for the first time at Gordon's Concert on November 15th, 2018 in Hamilton, Ontario.
    I fell in love with this Song immediately, but I couldn't remember the Title?
    I finally found it, and thank you so much for posting this!

  4. C.... ....

    Gord's the Best! Thanks for posting, Mr. Wiggles!

  5. G.... ....

    Serious Yooper wisdom!!

  6. B.... B....

    Terrific song. Thank you very much.