Lyrics Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot

Seven Island Suite

Seven islands to the high side of the bay

Cross the bay

To the sunset through the blue light

Of a fiery autumn haze

We went walkin' on the high side of the bay

On a chilly morn

And we saw how leaves had fallen on the beds

Where trees are born

Any man in his right mind

Could not fail to be made aware

Any woman with a gift of wisdom

Would not seek her answers there

Seven islands to the high side of the bay

If you're lookin' west

To the sunset you can see it

All in fiery autumn dress

Anytime would be the right time

To come up to your bed of boughs

Anybody with a wish to wander

Could not fail but to be aroused

Livin' high in the city

Guess you think it's a pretty good way

You get to learn but when you get burned

You got nothin' to say

You seem to think because you got chicken to go

You're in luck

Fortune will not find you

In your mansion or your truck

Brothers will desert you

When you're down and shit out of luck

Look around at the mornin'

Guess you're doin' the best you can

Surely you know that when you go

Nobody gives you a hand

Think of the air you're breathin' in

Think of the time you waste

Think of the right and wrong

And consider the frown on your face

It's time you tried livin' on the high side of the bay

You need a rest

Any woman or a man with a wish to fade away

Could be so blessed

Fortune will not find you

In your mansion turned to gold

Brothers will desert you

When your nights turn long and cold

If you feel it you better believe it

You're gonna see it, you really know

It is risin' like a feather

Dippin' and dancin' from below

There's a new wave that is breakin'

In the wake of the passin' ship

Every nation's gonna be shaken

Put it together, don't let it slip

It's time you tried livin' on the high side of the bay

You need a rest

Any man or a woman with a wish to fade away

Could be so blessed

Seven islands to the high side of the bay

Cross the bay

To the sunset through the blue light

Of a fiery autumn haze

To the sunset through the blue light

Of a fiery autumn haze