Gordon Lightfoot Walls

Gordon Lightfoot; "Walls" from the excellent album:
"The Way I Feel"

Song Lyrics:

I'm not ashamed
To say that Ive loved you well
I'm not ashamed
To let you know
I'm just a name thats all
Scratched upon your wall
You've used it well but what the hell
Thats what walls are for
I'm not ashamed
To listen to the fast-falling rain
In the morning upon my window
I'm not afraid to cry
I'm not ashamed to try
To be your friend once again
cause thats whats friends are for

Friends are for sorting out the hang-ups that we hide
Walls are for shutting out the love we feel inside

I'm not ashamed no to talk it over once again
To rearrange my vocabulary
But I cant seem to find
Any words to change your mind
Because I left them all behind
And thats what words are for

Words are for explaining the mistakes we might have made
Names are for calling when theres nothing left to say

I'm not ashamed, no, to say that Ive loved you well
I'm not ashamed, and yet I know
I'm just a name, thats all
Scratched upon your wall
You've used it well, but what the hell
Thats what walls are for

I'm not ashamed of wearing out my old gray socks
Chasing you around the back woods
I'm not ashamed to darn
Nor to proud to find some yarn
To sew them up once again
cause thats what socks are for

Category:

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• duinnerfs

[HolyMotherofGrid]

Whoa!! First time i've ever heard this - and i started grooving to the splendid sounds of Gordon Lightfoot around 1968!!! Seems i've missed a mighty fine song for a mighty long time.

[duinnerfs]

@HolyMotherofGrid This is one of his best, I believe. . .

[Wahleva]

I'm not ashamed to love him since 35 Years. Thank you for his video

[piper54alpha]

I've loved this song from the first time I heard it 30 years ago. It's a crowd pleaser to play in the clubs I play too! I haven't played it in years!

[spizznightelf]

ya this rocks we need studio pony man lol 

[bravo723]

@bravo723 but I am stuck clicking on all these songs to here them again while waiting to find pony man....

[bravo723]

@HolyMotherofGrid .... Damn poor you, I am so happy to find so many songs by Lightfoot on you tube since I lost all my music.. so poor me too till now.

[GroomLeader]

@HolyMotherofGrid I know that feeling, so many great tunes I discovered, when I started listening to all the album cuts, not just the radio pop tunes.

[janders47]

to kellijs- that song is called " the circle is small", and it's on his 3rd lp with other great songs like "did she mention my name".  I believe there's a later version, but I like this one.

[kellijs100]

does anyone know the name of this song Gordon sings? I heard it last night on sirrus radio and missed the title when it came up. here's some lyrics to it. "I can see it in your eyes and feel it in the way you kiss my lips".

[susankhamilton]

Walls are for shutting out the love we feel inside

[spizznightelf]

this guy can right a story woot go gorden =]

[ffchatter]

folk singers in the 60s lyrically were far more radical then the later rock stars but they didnt get paid the same money.

[IceCubeJohnson]

Ok ok, so Canada's got ONE good thing :)