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Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
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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