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She been looking like a queen in a sailor's dream.
Gordon Lightfoot
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Gordon Lightfoot
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: November 17
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Gordon Meredith Lightfoot
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I don't know where we went wrong, but the feeling's gone and I just can't get it back.
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Everything is trust, all the rest is dust.
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Those who put their faith in fire, in fire their faith shall be repaid.
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