Lightfoot, Gordon - Softly Lyrics






Softly she comes
Whispers the breeze with her passing
In secret love she is laughing
Softly she comes in the night
Softly she sighs
Sweetly she lies never sleeping
Her fragrance all in my keeping
Softly she comes in the night

Down the darkened hall
I hear her footsteps on my stair
And she is in my arms once more

Then softly she goes
Her shining lips in the shadows
Whisper goodbye at my window
Softly she goes in the dawn

Down the darkened hall
I hear her footsteps on my stair
And she is in my arms once more

Then softly she goes
Her shining lips in the shadows
Whisper goodbye at my window
Softly she goes in the dawn
Softly she goes in the dawn





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  1. G.... ....

    112 - ACTUAL Gordon.

  2. M.... ....

    Think both this and the original recording are good in their own right.

  3. j.... ....

    💫💘💘💫

  4. B.... T....

    My absolutely favorite Love Song of Gordon's! 💋❤💋❤💋 Like he wrote it just for me!! Love the steel guitar as well, makes it so haunting and romantic!💋❤💋❤
    Will always Love you Gordon!!! 💋❤💋❤💋🌹 🌹 🌹 Thank you for all the beautiful music you have written over the years and have touched so many!!!😘❤🎂😘❤

  5. d.... o....

    when I hear this song I have to remember to breath I get lost in it.

  6. R.... L....

    Elvis named Gordy as his inspiration, I really think you can hear Elvis here.....

  7. F.... M....

    Perfect song for the evening...perhaps with a cup of tea, glass of wine. Maybe reading a good book or simply spending a quiet night with the one you love. Gordon, you never cease to amaze me.

  8. B.... S....

    How did gordon write so many beautiful songs that each sound individual and seperate. Amazing talent that i would love to learn.

    B.... S....

    Oh I know. I don't know how in the world singers come up with melodies. Blows my mind. How can they all be so unique? There are only so many notes on a scale lol.

    B.... S....

    @Dianne Daraitis It's the meeting of exposure, capacity, temperament, and repetition.

  9. 5.... ....

    Album recordings sound great but GL live is the best!

  10. r.... m....

    Such a rare talent ; one of a kind .

    r.... m....

    Truly I believe the master of true song s of true love and meaning to everyone God bless you Gordon Light foot your friend Raymond Johnson

  11. 5.... ....

    The definitive version, sans the idiot percussionist.  Pure quintessential Gordon Lightfoot.

  12. L.... T....

    Gordy ..man bro how you are so gifted to put a emotional feeling into articulate words. Brother I started at thirteen listening to your sundown song I never stopped saw you in Seattle three times puyallup WA. Anyway I will always love your music your lyrics Thank you brother

  13. 1.... T....

    I have an older version of this but I like this one best, real emotional. I was p.o.'d when I first bought the Gord's Gold CD when it first came out because it didn't have this one song on it. I had GG in vinyl and considering CDs can hold a whole lot more bytes, couldn't understand why they'd chosen to eliminate this one beautiful song. I hear you can now get it in other formats--which of course I can't play. So, thank you for putting it here. Hopefully I'll die before you take it down.

    1.... T....

    Are you sure about that? I had the cassette with all the songs, but the CD was missing "Affair On 8th Avenue," which is quite similar to this one. And yes, I was po'd, as well, because every song has merit.

  14. k.... P....

    what better way to be loved then immortalized in a song.

    k.... P....

    Who was it written about?

  15. r.... r....

    Lyrics:



    Softly, ©1967 by Gordon Lightfoot

    Softly she comes
    Whispers the breeze with her passing
    In secret love she is laughing
    Softly she comes in the night

    Softly she sighs
    Sweetly she lies never sleeping
    Her fragrance all in my keeping
    Softly she comes in the night

    Down the darkened hall
    I hear her footsteps on my stair
    And she is in my arms once more

    Then softly she goes
    Her shining lips in the shadows
    Whisper good bye at my window
    Softly she goes in the dawn

    Down the darkened hall
    I hear her footsteps on my stair
    And she is in my arms once more

    Then softly she goes
    Her shining lips in the shadows
    Whisper good bye at my window
    Softly she goes in the dawn
    Softly she goes in the dawn

  16. I.... M....

    Thanks on behalf of all we succubi and incubi, Gordon. Sara Jane and Ceannt.

  17. A.... M....

    Such an artist ...such a songwriter !