Lightfoot, Gordon - Wild Strawberries Lyrics






If I had a dollar, if I had a cent
I would play most anywhere if it would pay my rent
I'd be livin' on the downside in my old apartment
For the rest of my days
People always ask why the world is on the run
People like you and like me
Is it really true you can really never win
Movin' to the upside, tell me when does the fun begin

Deep as the see and as wild as the weather
We will go just you and me to pick wild strawberries together
Or be livin' on our own, in a cabin in a meadow
Or meanderin' alone, we can face the world forever or we'll
Hit the bounding main or be on a railroad train
Hit the boundless tide or be on a steamboat ride
Hit the bounding main or be on a midnight plane
Hit the pounding tide or be on a rainbow ride

People often ask me just the way it must feel
To be standing up here with you down there
Let it now be known that throughout all of these years
I have been wearing polka dot underwear

Deep as the sea and as wild as the weather
We will go just you and me to gather crabapples together
And be wandering along toward a cabin in the meadow
Or meandering alone, we can face the world together or we'll
Hit the bounding main or be on a railroad train
Hit the boundless tide or be on a steamboat ride
Hit the bounding main or be on a midnight plane
Hit the pounding tide or be on a rainbow ride

People always ask why the world is on the slide
People like you and like me
Is it really true there will be no peace left to hide
Turning to the upside, when does the fun begin

Deep as the sea and as wild as the weather
We might go just you and me to pick wild strawberries together
Or be livin' on our own in a cabin in a meadow
And the cows will come home
They can face the world forever and we'll
Hit the bounding main or be on a railroad train
Hit the boundless tide or be on a steamboat ride
Hit the bounding main or be on a midnight plane
Hit the pounding tide or be on a rainbow ride
Hit the bounding main or be on a midnight plane





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  1. E.... F....

    Heard his son really likes this tune,the "Polka dot underwear" song☺

  2. b.... ....

    Thank you for posting. How funny is the line about the polka dot underwear! Gordon is always full of surprises! Can't wait to see him at the Calvin Theatre tomorrow night.

  3. G.... ....

    I think Gordon Lightfoot must have written a song about every life experience a person could have :) I love this...wonderful song :) Thank You!

  4. N.... M....

    One of my favourite songs... thanks very much for the upload

  5. 2.... ....

    thanks for posting, I must have missed that album.It never ceases to amaze me how many masterpieces Gordon has done. I could listen to him all day and not get bored,maybe never hear the same song twice.