Waiting for a Miracle
Bruce Cockburn (pronounced "CO-burn") (born May 27, 1945 in Ottawa, Ontario… Read Full Bio ↴Bruce Cockburn (pronounced "CO-burn") (born May 27, 1945 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) has had a long and distinguished career, with much success in his native Canada. He has written songs in styles ranging from folk to jazz-influenced rock to rock and roll. Cockburn was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2012 he received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (in Canada the award was to honour "significant contributions and achievements by Canadians").

Cockburn's early albums were fairly straight ahead folk music spotlighting his brilliant guitar playing. In fact, there were a good number of instrumental guitar numbers on those early recordings. A Christian element came into his music around the time of the album Salt, Sun and Time, and over time his writing has taken on a stronger and stronger political orientation.

Perhaps the most consistent element of Cockburn's music has been his willingness to change and evolve over time. In this way, he is similar to fellow Canadians Joni Mitchell and Neil Young.

He has had a couple of radio hits in the United States, including (Wondering Where the Lions Are and If I Had a Rocket Launcher).

His albums in the 80s are considered some of his strongest, including Humans, Inner City Front, Stealing Fire, and Big Circumstance. After Big Circumstance he struggled with writer's block, and his output began to slow down; but he recovered with the formidable Nothing But a Burning Light, which led the way back to a sparer, more folk-oriented form of music. His later album The Charity of Night contains one of his most thoughtful songs, Pacing the Cage.

His 2006 album Life Short Call Now was preceded by Speechless, a collection of instrumentals, many of them from earlier albums. The album highlights Cockburn's prodigious abilities as a guitarist.

Cockburn's 31st studio album,Small Source of Comfort was released in March, 2011. BruceCockburn.com called the album "an adventurous collection of songs of romance, protest and spiritual discovery. The album, primarily acoustic yet rhythmically savvy, is rich in Cockburn’s characteristic blend of folk, blues, jazz and rock."
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Waiting for a Miracle
Bruce Cockburn Lyrics


All the diamonds All the diamonds in this world That mean anything to…
Burn Look away across the bay Yankee gunboat come this way Uncle …
Call It Democracy Padded with power here they come International loan sharks b…
Candy Man's Gone Sun climbs toward high noon, Glints metallic off the bowl o…
Fascist Architecture Fascist architecture of my own design Too long been keeping …
Feet Fall On The Road Feet fall on the road bound to motion Though chains be…
Free To Be Got no social graces Never know my place Ine thing I am…
Going To The Country Look out the window, what do I see? cows hangin' out…
I'm Gonna Fly Someday I'm gonna fly someday I'm gonna fly someday If I keep ready…
If I Had A Rocket Launcher Here comes the helicopter, second time today Everybody scatt…
It's Going Down Slow Go tell the sergeant-major To get that thing repaired They…
Laughter A laugh for the way my life has gone A laugh…
Lovers in a Dangerous Time LOVERS IN A DANGEROUS TIME Don't the hours grow shorter as…
Making Contact Step outside, take a look at the stars Catch a glimpse…
Mama Just Wants To Barrelhouse All Night Long I was up the road on easy street Watching everybody stand…
Musical Friends Musical friends are keeping me happy They know what I need …
One Day I Walk Oh I have been a beggar And shall be one again And…
Peggy's Kitchen Wall Crashing in the kitchen Noises in the hall Roll over and go…
People See Through You You've got covert action Prejudice to extremes You've got pr…
Rumours of Glory Above the dark town After the sun's gone down Two vapour tra…
See How I Miss You Rays of the moon make magic in the streets of…
Silver Wheels High speed drift on a prairie road Hot tires sing like…
Stolen Land From Tierra del Fuego to Ungava Bay The history of betrayal…
The Coldest Night of the Year I was up all night, socializing Trying to keep the latent…
The Trouble With Normal Strikes across the frontier and strikes for higher wage Plan…
Tokyo They're getting prepared to haul a car out of the…
Tropic Moon Away from the river Away from the smoke of the burning Fea…
Up On The Hillside Up on the hillside you can see the cross shine…
Vagabondage Vagabondage La danse du paysage Et dans les nuages Le dec…
Waiting For A Miracle Look at them working in the hot sun The pilloried saints…
Wanna Go Walking Neon flame on the window of an upstairs room Helicopter bea…
Wondering Where The Lions Are Sun's up, mm-hmm, looks okay The world survives into another…
You Pay Your Money and You Take Your Chance Woman cry -- chase man down street crying "No Chuckie,…


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