LIFELINE
(Gordon Lightfoot)

As recorded Gordon Lightfoot 1999


I was in some timeless space
Timeless face of my embrace
Held empty air and empty space
All on a sunny day.

She lived by the bounding main
To Baltimore I took a plane
An east coast lady lit my flame
All on a sunny day.

I was in some dreamless sleep
Where angels watch as lovers leap
Some of them landed on their feet
Letting the lifeline stray.

She was like the breath of spring
Where flowers grow and robins sing
Keeping me from the pouring rain
All on a summer's day.

There's a lifeline that I know and it holds me back and lets me go
Whatever I do I don't let my lifeline stray
       
So it goes as lifetimes pass from heart to mind and back again
My restlessness becomes a flame letting my lifeline show

She stood by the boundless tide
Afraid to ride, afraid to hide
Letting her conscience be her guide
Needing a lifeline so.

I was in some aimless state
Where lovers meet while angels wait
With gifts of time they hesitate
All on a sunny day.

She lived by the bounding main
>From Baltimore I took a train
An east coast lady lit my flame
All on a summer's day.

There's a lifeline in my soul and it holds me back and lets me go
I'm in love so I've been told, letting the lifeline stay.

I've got a heartline in the air and if you listen for me
You'll find me there
Whatever I do I don't let my lifeline stray.



(Transcribed by David Story - April 2013)