"Circle of Steel" Gordon Lightfoot Cover

Circle Of Steel, ©1973 by Gordon Lightfoot

Rows of lights in a circle of steel
Where you place your bets on a great big wheel
High windows flickering down through the snow
A time you know
Sights and sounds of the people going 'round
Everybody's in step with the season




A child is born to a welfare case
Where the rats run around like they own the place
The room is chilly, the building is old
That's how it goes
A doctor's found on his welfare rounds
And he comes and he leaves on the double




"Deck The Halls" was the song they played
In the flat next door where they shout all day
She tips her gin bottle back till it's gone
The child is strong
A week, a day, they will take it away
For they know about all her bad habits




Christmas dawns and the snow lets up
And the sun hits the handle of her heirloom cup
She hides her face in her hands for a while
Says look here child
Your father's pride was his means to provide
And he's serving three years for that reason




Rows of lights in a circle of steel
Where you place your bets on a great big wheel
High windows flickering down through the snow
A time you know
Sights and sounds of the people going 'round
Everybody's in step with the season

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[eighthavenue]

HA! I guess I let that guy get under my skin a little! Sorry bout that, but thanks man!

[Flynnic]

Really great version of this classic...top class Lightfoot voice as well..really enjoyed this uniques take on the classic..great audio also

[eighthavenue]

@Flynnic

Thank you, very nice comment...much appreciated.

[chaddavidgill]

I think @eighthavenue made it pretty clear it was not Gordon Lightfoot.

But IT is a damn good version of a great song.

[eighthavenue]

@chaddavidgill

Thanks my friend! Appreciate the support and comment.

[MartinGuitarLover1]

nice version, sounds great

[eighthavenue]

@MartinGuitarLover1

Thanks man!

[opus62]

smooth as butter....i like the arrangement also

yeah, real NICE. man ... is this an original? lol

[hammerfell]

Thanks for posting this version - good quality audio

[eighthavenue]

@K7DFA

What is your deal? It was never my intenetion to "trick" anybody into thinking I was Gordie. So you can move on in life I've added COVER in caps to the title.