Canadian Sunset
Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra Lyrics

The song "Canadian Sunset" by Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra is a melancholic yet romantic tune that talks about a love that unexpectedly blooms amidst loneliness. The opening lines say, "Once I was alone, so lonely and then, you came out of nowhere, like the sun up from the hills." These lines depict how the singer's life was once void of love and companionship, then suddenly a person appeared and changed everything, just like how the sun's arrival can illuminate everything around it. The second stanza, "Cold, cold was the wind, warm, warm were your lips, out there, on that ski trail, where your kiss filled me with thrills," talks about a moment on a ski trail where the singer and his lover shared a kiss. The contrast between the cold wind and the warm kiss signifies that the singer's heart was cold before but was warmed up by the love that came his way.

The chorus talks about how the singer went on a trip to Canada, not expecting anything life-changing to happen, but it was where he found love. "A weekend in Canada, a change of scene was the most I bargained for, and then I discovered you, and in your eyes, I found the love that I couldn't ignore." This line expresses the idea that love can come when we least expect it and often in the most unexpected places. The closing stanza "Down, down came the sun, fast, fast, fast beat my heart, I knew when the sun set, from that day, we'd never ever part," talks about the singer's realization that his life will never be the same again because of the love he found. The sunset represents the end of something and the beginning of something new, in this case, a new chapter in the singer's life with his newfound love.