Lyrics
The Spirit in my Heart
The morning sun shining as I rise, A day a song and freedom
The highways cry bellows at my door, Drawing on a feeling thats out of my control
Eagles soar so majestically, Northern lights are like rivers in the sky
Mountains stand strong and full of grace, My undying dreams are like natures calloused hands
And I know, I know Ive got a spirit in my heart
Yes I know, Theres just no way, no way to let that go
So I keep it alive, The spirit in my heart Yes I keep it alive, The spirit in my heart
A lost child full of broken dreams, And I know my leaving caused so much empty pain
Its been a month of Sundays since I followed that highway, Ill get to where Im going before wind can blow my dreams away
Just Live
I’m not gonna sing about the heartache I aint gonna sing about the pain
Words come easy, but the truth is I’ve got no time to waste on hate
In a world that cares about freedom There aint no place to hide the shame
Of deception that controls the people All the lies manipulation and game
Just imagine where this roads gonna take us Peoples lives are at stake everyday
We’ll never know the real agenda Ya gotta know that hate aint the way
We all have rights and freedom To say the way we feel
And we’re all still brothers and sisters So why not live and let live , just live
We’re divided by the wedge of hatred And blinded by the fog of greed
Pick a side hunker down and dig in And if you think your safe think again
So I aint gonna sing about the heartache And I aint gonna sing about the pain
But in a world full lies and hatred in the end, we’re all gonna pay
And remember .… What they want is never what they say
Perspective
Does the song make the singer Or the singer make the song
I hear what you’re saying I can see where you come from
Out along the highway Perspective is the view
Mountains in the distance The prairies fades into
Does the game make the player Or the player make the game
Looking at a picture Do we frame it quite the same
What is your objective Do you know what that implies
Cuz its not about perspective The waters gonna rise
Trying to find an answer Without compromise
The question is conviction Can we see the light
Putting down the weapons Might be wise
Mother oceans gonna rise If heat can’t leave the sky
Respect her in the morning Respect her in the night
No matter how you see it it should come as no surprise
As her heartbeat pounds Waves into the shore
She gathers all her power Carving pictures in the stone
Look at the horizon As blue fades into blue
Out across the ocean Perspective is the view
Out across the ocean Perspective is the view
Jamaican Wind
Blowing dreams through the night Somewhere they’re taking flight
Taking stock of yourself For the good of your soul and for your health
Come on down and take a ride Blowing dreams through the night
Jamaican wind will set you free Take a ride onto the sea
Do it for freedom Do it for good Believe in yourself And brotherhood
Turn the inside out Set the world on fire Never forget Your only a child
Take a look at the mountain And its magical ride
See yourself and find the truth inside
Let go of the jungle that brought you here Up on a mountain you’ll want to be near
Blowing dreams through the night Come on down make it right
Jamaican wind will set you free Take the ride onto the sea
The Leaving Train
Stoned before breakfast In the blues by noon
That leaving train That leaving train
Ever since you done left me Saying “It’s been good”
That leaving train That leaving train
I don’t know where you’re headed Cant tell whats goin on
That leaving train That leaving train
These eyes aint clearly What are you running from
That leaving train That leaving train
The trains run right on time Goin up and down the line
They get to where they’re goin Then they turn right back around
If you wanna hop back on And ride it on back to here
When the train gets in the station Ill be the guy waiting there
Looking out the window Watching you drive away
Put a hole in my soul Thats still in me today
Stoned before breakfast In the blues by noon
That leaving train That leaving train
Giving up the Ghost
Im tired cause Ive been drinking For way to many days
Trying to drown the memory Of the one that got away
And the spirits in this bottle Are no match for what we were
But Im afraid the bottles winning And its tearing up my soul
Im trying to end this heartbreak With a bottle full of lies
Im haunted by the hope that lives Behind these swollen eyes
And Im hanging on a dream But its time to set it down
Im throwing off these chains No more lying to myself
Chorus
Im giving up the ghost That haunts me everyday
Im ending this long struggle And the hold its got on me
Im getting back up on my feet And letting go of what hurts most
I aint missing your bad memory Im giving up the ghost
Bridge
You said you needed freedom Space so you can breath
You said that you aint living What you’re meant to be
But I see you honky tonkin All around this cold dark town
Living your new meaning Breathing freedom that you found
Chorus
The Vision
You’re the one That I see In my dreams
You’re the one That I’ll see On the edge of the universe
And you make me feel so high That I don’t think Im gonna die
Ya you make me feel so high That I don’t think Im gonna die
Sometimes I think I see you But it turns out all wrong
And soon I will be gifted And my life will be so full when you come
Ya you make me feel so high that I don’t think Im gonna die
Ya you make me feel so high That I don’t think Im gonna die
Ya you make me feel so high That I don’t think Im gonna die
My Silver Thunderbird
Its 1980 and Im 22 I’ve got places to be and things to do
So Im hitting the road in my brand new Ford Riding the wind in my Thunderbird
Taking the highway making her move She loves the pavement so I give her the juice
She’s metallic silver with tasty chrome Beautiful lines a 302 in the hood
Were rocking the tunes the country blues Waylon Willie and the Eagles too
Cant sit still , just gotta move The road is our home , well be somewhere soon
So with the rubber side down And the windshield clean
Were rollin ahead without any fear Headed to town with the hammer down
Keeping it in gear And if ya see us flying down the road
Don't worry about our load We’ll be passing rigs all day long
Me and my Silver Thunderbird
The North Shore Line
We’ve all traveled A lot of highway in our time
But theres a stretch Thats in our hearts and on our minds
And its known as the North Shore Line
And from the east It starts in Sudbury
And headed west Down highway seventeen
And it winds its way onto Sault Ste Marie
And its up and down the north shore line
Good old friends and family too Lots wander off to see the world
We all get back every now and then The north shore line Our back yard and our old friends
Now its been years, since I headed west Im settled now a great family and all the rest
But I can’t ever let myself forget The Huron shore, and all them big spruce trees
And in the fall, all them coloured maple leaves
Lakes and rivers, dusty backroads and old farms too
And them old cars, them old cars got us around
Those little bars, in all them little towns
We had the Sinton, The O’Connor and the old Bayview
Ya up and down the north shore line All great people, old friends of ours
Years go by but just the same The north shore line is our home ground
Where we were young and oh so free The perfect place from where Im proud to be
News for a Song
Today I heard from an old friend Going back reminiscing old times
Sharing news about the families Out in the world doing fine
In the spring we see warmer weather And say goodbye to the cold dark days
Look around and see our world come alive again Gives us hope, helps the blues fade away
These days its not always The best of news for a song
There must be something to grab onto A little help so we can all sing along
Whats the cost of just a smile An orphaned boy that gives out little toys
Or jumping off a bridge to save a small girl Maybe holding hands with the one you love
These days its not always The best of news for a song
There must be something to grab onto A little help so we can all sing along