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Those who put their faith in fire, in fire their faith shall be repaid.

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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She is my flower and she blooms for the one who loves her best.
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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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Silent waters rocking on the morning of our birth, like an empty cradle waiting to be filled. And from the heart of God the Spirit moved upon the earth, like a mother breathing life into her child.
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My parents got my sister and I to go to church and have piano lessons. We were keen and they could see that.
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She been looking like a queen in a sailor's dream.
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Let our hearts touch far horizons. Let our love know no borders, Draw the Circles wide until, No one stands alone.
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If there's a reason for the way that life is I'd like to find it. After all, who's life is it?
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I was a drummer in the bugle band in cadets. I marched. It's probably quite funny to look back on it.
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I took the song The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face from a folk singer called Bonnie Dobson. I knew her and she had a record with that track on it.
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Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
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My first song was Hula Hoop Song, in 1955. It was a novelty song. I had to find someway to reach out and it was with a novelty song. Now, all of my recording obligations have been taken care of. I made 14 albums for Warner Brothers. Five for United Artist before that.
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I worked in a plant when I was 14 for two years. I always wanted to do the summer jobs. Honest to God, I always had to be doing something.
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Give me a wave I can ride upon, come and show your strength to me.
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It seems so lucky to just to have the right of telling you with all my might, you're beautiful tonight.
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I liked the American folk style of Woody Guthrie.
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I'm a little nuts. I'm a lot nuts. All I know is that in the midst of the madness of this world it's my therapy. The music touches my heartstrings.
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There was a TV show called Thank Your Lucky Stars, with the catchphrase I'll give it five! The Beatles and Stones were so popular when they were on it. One week The Beatles were number one and then the Stones were right on their heels.
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