Bruce Cockburn Lyrics

3 Al Purdy's Stand in the swaying boxcar doorway Moving east away from th…
40 Years In The Wilderness Forty years in the wilderness getting to know the beast Proj…
A Dream Like Mine When you've got a dream like mine Nobody can take you…
A Life Story Sky-wild Far cry Wings-slash-free Christ is born for you …
A Montreal Song I turned on the TV war news just to look and…
After The Rain After the rain in the streets, light flows like blood I…
All Our Dark Tomorrows The village idiot takes the throne His the wind in which…
All the diamonds All the diamonds in this world That mean anything to me Are…
All The Diamonds In The World All the diamonds in this world That mean anything to me Ar…
All The Ways I Want You The hills are full of secrets Owls watch by night Down in…
All's Quiet On The Inner City Front Blue billboard on the roof next door Makes a square of…
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life Some things in life are bad, they can really make…
And We Dance Midnight flight Fullmoon light Laughter in the air It's a…



Anything Anytime Anywhere Tomorrow may come, it usually does Don't know what it will…
Anything Can Happen You could have gone off the Bloor Street Viaduct I could…
Arrows Of Light Arrows of light, come Pierce my soul Pierce my soul Bre…
Avalon My Home Town Got to New York this mornin', just about half-past nine Got…
Badlands Flashback Mon corps se pence Ma main s'entends Prends du gravier Un…
Beautiful Creatures There's a knot in my gut As I gaze out today On…
Berlin Tonight Dull twilight spits hesitant sulfur rain Sky been down aro…
Bicycle Trip Drift along Hear the gravel crackle Butterflies Shades of…
Birmingham Shadows Birmingham Just behind the mountain Sparse streetlamps glo…
Blueberry Hill I found my thrill On Blueberry Hill On Blueberry Hill When I…
Bone In My Ear There's a bone in my ear Keeps singing your name…
Boundless Horses in the meadow by the highway side and a Church…
Bright Sky Geese come rushing on a river of wind In the bright…
Broken Wheel Way out on the rim of the galaxy The gifts of…
Burden Of The Angel/Beast From the lying mirror to the movement of stars Everybody's …
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…
Call It The Sundance Under the skin insect glint is shot thoughts Hemispheres of …
Call Me Rose My name was Richard Nixon only now I'm a girl you…
Called Me Back My so-called buddy never called me back called me back, cal…
Can I Go With You When you ride out of the shining sky To claim the…
Candy Man's Gone Sun climbs toward high noon Glints metallic off the bowl of…
Celestial Horses Here comes those silver celestial horses Rays of the moon i…
Change Your Mind Living in the past Is not living at all The old fear…
Child Of The Wind I love the pounding of hooves I love engines that roar I…
Christmas Song Fire-bright faces in winter night A dog in the distance bar…
Civilization And Its Discontents I need a helmet to protect my head I need earphones…
Clocks Don You tell me tomorrow may be coming Sometimes I wonder if…
Clocks Don't Bring Tomorrow You tell me tomorrow may be coming Sometimes I wonder if…
Closer To The Light There you go Swimming deeper into mystery Here I remain Only…
Creation Dream Centred on silence Counting on nothing I saw you standing …
Cry Of A Tiny Babe Mary grows a child without the help of a man Joseph…
Dancing In Paradise Praying mantis on screen Canoes prowl reef in early morning…
Déjà Vu Déjà vu Glass cafe faces Fade into the wash Of brick-dust-ye…
Dialog with the Devil Standing on a rock in a river Staring at the splintered…
Dialogue With the Devil Standing on a rock in a river Staring at the splintered…
Different When It Comes To You She said she wanted me I had to let her know It…
Don So we wait beside the desert Nothing left to give away Nak…
Don't Feel Your Touch In front of a newborn moon Pushing up its glistening dome …
Don't Forget About Delight Amid the rumours and the expectations and all the stories d…
Don't Have To Tell You Why Don't want to be on no rooftop Frying in the afternoon…
Down Here Tonight Sweet wind blowing off the bay Sweeping the heat of…
Down In Yon Forest Down in yon forest be a hall Sing May Queen…
Driving Away The dichotomy of being a sentient being Driving away, drivin…
Dust And Diesel Battered buses jammed up to the roof Dust and diesel the…
Dweller By A Dark Stream It could have been me put the thorns in your…
Each One Lost Under the big lights Shadows stretching long The ramp is l…
Early On One Christmas Morn (Cottentop Mountain Sanctified Singers) Early on one Chri…
Everywhere Dance Moon of plenty, moon of mischance It'll be what you want…
Fall Rain forest Mist and mystery Teeming green Green brain facin…
False River On the coastline Where the trees shine In the unexpected rai…
Fascist Architecture Fascist architecture of my own design Too long been keeping …
Feast Of Fools At the feast of fools Humour can sometimes be cruel But un…
Feet Fall On The Road Feet fall on the road bound to motion Though chains be…
Festival Of Friends An elegant song won't hold up long When the palace falls…
Five Fifty-One Knots in my muscles, too much traffic in my mind traffic…
For The Birds Hmmm -- every day Flashes like a spray of blue jays Hmmm…
Free To Be Got no social graces Never know my place One thing I am…
Gavin's Woodpile Working out on Gavin's woodpile Safe within the harmony of k…
Get Up Jonah (I woke up thinking about Turkish drummers It didn't take l…
Gifts Silver rain sings dancing rhyme sunlight on blue water roc…
Go Go Round Neon flame on the window of an upstairs room Helicopter beat…
Go Tell It On The Mountain Go tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere Go…
God God rest ye merry, gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay Remem…
God Bless The Children Night comes The mask of the world Resolves into round bits…
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen God rest ye merry, gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Remember…
Going To The Country Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da Da, da, da,…
Going Up Against Chaos Moon across the valley Squatting on the roof Of the dirty …
Golden Serpent Blues She moves like a golden serpent all day long Moves like…
Gospel of Bondage Tabloids, bellowing raw delight Hail the return of the Teuto…
Great Big Love Evening sun slants across the road Painting everything with…
Grim Travellers Ministers meet, work on the movement of goods Also work on…
Guerilla Betrayed Ships moving into this cave of cloud Out of the white…
Hand-Dancing Song swaying in the air I'm hand dancing in your hair You'…
Happy Good Morning Blues Good day to you Fat balloon man May you always have air You…
He Came From The Mountain He came from the mountain To walk among the wounded They c…
High Winds White Sky High winds White sky Wild birds do glide Tattered smoke fade…
Hills Of Morning Underneath the mask of the sulphur sky A bunch of us…
Homme brûlant On attends Quelque chose Peut etre le vent Ou l'ouverture…
Hoop Dancer Tokyo jetlag evening walking Out of my throat appears this …
How I Spent My Fall Vacation Sun went down looking like the eye of God Behind icy…
I Saw Three Ships I saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas day, on…
I Wanna Dance With You Languid mandala of the ceiling fan moving air like a slow…
I'm Gonna Fly Some Day I'm gonna fly someday I'm gonna fly someday If I keep ready…
If A Tree Falls Rain forest Mist and mystery Teeming green Green brain facin…
If I Had A Rocket Launcher Here comes the helicopter, second time today Everybody scatt…
In The Falling Dark And the lights lie tumbled out like gems The moon is…
Incandescent Blue I sneaked across the border -- it was threatening rain…
Indian Wars Out in the desert where the wind never stops A few…
Isn't That What Friends Are For? Heavy northern autumn sky Mist-hung forest, dark spruce, bri…
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old, …
It Come Upon The Midnight Clear It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old,…
It Won Heard the rooster crowing Couldn't see no dawn But I know …
It's An Elephant World Somebody made off with my favourite toy That I bought with…
It's Going Down Slow Go tell the sergeant-major To get that thing repaired They…
January In The Halifax Airport Lounge Distant times in distant lands Worthless money changing han…
Joy Will Find A Way Make me a bed of fond memories Make me to lie…
Justice What's been done in the name of Jesus? What's been done…
Keep It Open When thoughts rush by And your signals seem to fly Keep it…
Kit Carson And the President said to Kit Carson: "Take my best four…
Lament For The Last Days The crescent moon is rising slow Swiftly blades in ice do…
Last Night Of The World I'm sipping Flor De Cana and lime juice, it's 3…
Laughter A laugh for the way my life has gone A laugh…
Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes Les anges dans nos campagnes Ont entonné l'hymne des cieux …
Les Anges Dans Nos Champagnes Les anges dans nos campagnes Ont entonné l'hymne des cieux E…
Let The Bad Air Out Judge said to the hooker, "Can you come out to…
Let Us Go Laughing My canoe lies on the water Evening holds the bones of…
Life She is passing in a warm breeze Bars of light that…
Life Short Call Now Billboards promise paradise And tattoos, "Done while you wai…
Life Will Open Waves can't break without rocks that dissolve into sand We c…
Life's Mistress She is passing in a warm breeze Bars of light that…
Lily Of The Midnight Sky Over the slow slide of continents Over the salt pans pipelin…
Listen For The Laugh It's not the laughter of rain in the drain It's not…
Little Seahorse Little seahorse Swimming in a primal sea Heartbeat like a …
Live On My Mind See you standing in the door against the dark Fireflies aro…
Loner Down at the bus station Shark grins and sandpaper conversat…
Look How Far On this rooftop where we're sitting In the rays of the…
Looking & Waiting Looking and waiting, it's what I do Scanning the skies for…
Lord of the Starfields Lord of the starfields Ancient of Days Universe Maker Here's…
Love Loves You Too Some people get to make the news Some people get to…
Love Song In the place my wonder comes from There I find you Your…
Lover Don't the hours grow shorter as the days go by You…
Lover's Ina Dangerous Time Don't the hours grow shorter as the days go by You…
Lovers in a Dangerous Time Don't the hours grow shorter as the days go by You…
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…
Man Of A Thousand Faces I'm looking to be by a window That looks out on…
Mango She's got a mango in the garden, sweet as can…
Mary Had A Baby Mary had a baby (my Lord) Mary had a baby (oh,…
Maybe the Poet maybe the poet is gay but he'll be heard anyway maybe the…
Messenger Wind In a horse-powered sleigh at the top of the town Sun…
Mighty Trucks Of Midnight Used to have a town but the factory moved away Down…
Mon Chemin Qui sait Ou serait Mon chemin Qui sait Ou serait Mon chemin …
More Not More I don't mean to cling to you my friends It's just…
Morning Hymn Wind chimes flicker Brittle corners slide away Smile back …
Musical Friend Musical friends are keeping me happy They know what I need …
My Beat Bruce Cockburn My Beat Past the derelict mattress and th…
My Lady And My Lord Up above my shoulder the ragged rooftops rise Casting shadow…
Mystery You can't tell me there is no mystery Mystery Mystery You ca…
Nanzen Ji Nanzen Ji Cooling wind Mind swept clean like arctic sand Whi…
Never So Free Wind across the quay-side Grit in my eyes and fish in…
Nicaragua Breakfast woodsmoke on the breeze -- On the cliff the U.S.…
Night Train Not a knife throw from here, you can hear the…
No Footprints Mist hangs above hills Above mist hangs stone face of mounta…
Northern Lights Sunday night and it's half past nine Sunday night and it's…
Nude Descending A Staircase [instrumental]…
O Little Town Of Bethlehem Oh little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee…
One Day I Walk Oh I have been a beggar And shall be one again And…
One Of The Best Ones Guess I'd get along without you If I had no choice It's…
Open When thoughts rush by And your signals seem to fly Keep it…
Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand I've got planets in my palm -- there's a red…
Pacing The Cage Sunset is an angel weeping Holding out a bloody sword No mat…
Pangs of Love Listen to the rain on this mountain town Listen to the…
Peggy 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…
Planet Of The Clowns Stare into the moonlight Silver fingers press my eyes Prob…
Postcards From Cambodia Abe Lincoln once turned to somebody and said "Do you ever…
Prenons La Mer Smoky afternoon light Got the sun stuck in my eye It's sho…
Put It In Your Heart As I stare into the flames filled up with feelings I…
Put Our Hearts Together Don't need the everlasting trade expansion Don't need the c…
Radiance She strides across the blacktop Low-sun lit, golden Radian…
Radium Rain They're hosing down trucks at the border under a rainbow…
Rainfall Rainfall on rolling green Wavy lines and peacock sheen Rai…
Red Brother Red Sister Went to the museum, red brother Saw your ancient bloom cut,…
Riu Riu Chiu Riu, riu, chiu La guarda ribera Dios guarde el lobo De nuest…
Rumours Of Glory Above the dark town After the sun's gone down Two vapor trai…
Sahara Gold Dance music from the corner bar Over dogs barking at a…
Santiago Dawn Something moves in the still dark hours Sunday in a shanty…
Scanning These Crowds I was half asleep in the washroom when they came…
See How I Miss You Rays of the moon make magic in the streets of…
See You Tomorrow Met a mercenary once Pushing lethal steel Wanted me to watch…
Shepherds They wake up suddenly in the night There is light And figu…
Shining Mountain I went up on the mountain side to see what i…
Shipwrecked at the Stable Door The man who twirled with rose in teeth Has his tongue…
Silent Night Silent night Holy night All is calm All is bright…
Silver Wheels High speed drift on a prairie road Hot tires sing like…
Slow Down Fast L ron N ron every kind of ron con Neocon old…
Somebody Touch Me Somebody touched me Making everything new Somebody touched m…
Someone I Used To Love All the days we've been together All the days we've been…
Soul Of A Man I'm going to ask the question Please answer if you can Is…
Southland Of The Heart When the wild-eyed dogs of day to day Come snapping at…
Spring Song When we come When we come again To celebrate renewal At t…
Stained Glass Small windows Looking outward Show me a sequined sky Rubi…
Starwheel Orion's high in the south-west sky -- You're bound to move…
States I'm In Seen rose gold haze at the end of the day Ragged-winged…
Stolen Land From Tierra del Fuego to Ungava Bay The history of betrayal…
Strange Waters I've seen a high cairn kissed by holy winds, Seen a…
Strong Hand of Love Down peppers the rain from a clear blue sky Down trickles…
Tell The Universe Tell the universe what you've done Out in the desert with…
The Bicycle Trip Drift along Hear the gravel crackle Butterflies Shades of th…
The Blues Got The World I've been down to parliament, I've been in school I've been…
The Blues Got The World... I've been down to parliament, I've been in school I've been…
The Charity Of Night Big city Europa - July of 64 - It's 5AM Weather…
The Coldest Night Of The Year I was up all night, socializing Trying to keep the latent…
The Coming Rains All day the mountains rose behind a veil of smoke…
The Embers Of Eden You knelt on the carpet, crimson and stained Light trickled …
The Gift These shoes have walked some strange streets Stranger still…
The Iris Of The World Crossed the border laughing Never know what to expect They…
The Mines Of Mozambique There's a broad river winding Through this African lowland …
The Rose Above The Sky Something jeweled slips away Round the next bend with a spla…
The Strong One Isn't it hard To be the one who has to give…
The Trouble With Normal Strikes across the frontier and strikes for higher wage Plan…
The Whole Night Sky They turned their backs I made it too hard Every…
This Is Baghdad Everything's broken in the birthplace of law As Generation …
Thoughts On A Rainy Afternoon Rain rings trash can bells And what do you know My alley…
Tibetan Side of Town Through rutted winding streets of Kathmandu Dodging crowded …
Tie Me At The Crossroads Tie me at the crossroads when I die Hang me in…
To Fit In My Heart Endless silver Wave forms crash in Sea's too big to fit in…
To Raise the Morning Star rising like lightspill from this sleeping town like the ligh…
Together Alone So many things to see in this old world But all…
Tokyo They're getting prepared to haul a car out of the…
Totem Pole Crows are flying baby and I'm tired of the cold Crows…
Trickle Down Picture on magazine boardroom pop star Pinstripe prophet o…
Tried and Tested Tried and tested Tried and tested By the cries of birds By…
Tropic Moon Away from the river Away from the smoke of the burning Fearf…
Twelve Gates To The City Oh, what a beautiful city Oh, what a beautiful city God know…
Understanding Nothing High above valley Above deep shade coloured with the calls o…
Up On The Hillside Up on the hillside you can see the cross shine…
Up on This Hillside Up on the hillside you can see the cross shine Out…
Use Me While You Can There's a black and white crow On the back of a…
Vagabondage Vagabondage La danse du paysage Et dans les nuages Le decoup…
Wait No More Wild things are prowling - storm winds are howling tonight …
Waiting For A Miracle Look at them working in the hot sun The pilloried saints…
Waiting For The Moon Body lines fluid in static heat Thoughts buzzing like flies…
Wanna Go Walking Neon flame on the window of an upstairs room Helicopter beat…
What About The Bond Disharmony gives way To mute helplessness Not enough communi…
When The Sun Falls When the sun falls The bird of paradise Spreads his…
When The Sun Goes Nova When the sun goes nova And the world turns over I don't…
When You Give It Away Slid out of my dreams like a baby out of…
Where The Death Squad Lives Goons in blackface creeping in the road Farm family waiting …
Wondering Where The Lions Are Sun's up, mm-hmm, looks okay The world survives into another…
World Of Wonders Stand on a bridge before the cavern of night Darkness alive…
Yanqui Go Home Yanqui wake up You know it's time to go The sun is…
You Don't Have To Play The Horses So we wait beside the desert Nothing left to give away Nak…
You Get Bigger As You Go So I find out what the luxury of hate is As…
You Pay Your Money and You Take Your Chance Woman cry, chase man down street, crying "No chuckie, no, pl…
You Point To The Sky You point to the sky The sky Is reflected in your eyes An…
You've Never Seen Everything Nobody's making me say this I'm talking to you Been travel…