I'm standin' in the doorway
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My head bowed in my hands
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Not knowin' where to sit
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Not knowin' where to stand
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My father looms above me
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For him there is no rest
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My mother's arms enfold me
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And hold me to her breast
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They say you been out wandrin'
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They say you travelled far
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Sit down young stranger
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And tell us who you are
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The room has all gone misty,
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My thoughts are all in spin
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Sit down young stranger
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And tell us where you been
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I've been up to the mountain
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I've walked down by the sea
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I never questioned no one
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And no one questioned me
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My love was given freely
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And oftimes was returned
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I never came to borrow
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I only came to learn
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Sometimes it would get lonely
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But it taught me how to cry
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And laughter came too easy
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For life to pass me by
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I never had a dollar
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That I didn't earn with pride
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Cause I had a million daydreams
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To keep me satisfied
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And will you gather daydreams
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Or will you gather wealth
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How can you find your fortune
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When you cannot find yourself
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My mother's eyes grow misty
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There's a tremblin' in her hand
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Sit down young stranger
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I do not understand
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Now will you try to tell us
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You been too long at school
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That knowledge is not needed
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That power does not rule
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That war is not the answer
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That young men should not die
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Sit down young stranger
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I wait for your reply
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The answer is not easy
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For souls are not reborn
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To wear the crown of peace
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You must wear the crown of thorns
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If jesus had a reason
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I'm sure he would not tell
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We treated him so badly
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How could he wish us well
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The parlor now is empty
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There's nothin' left to say
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My father has departed
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My mother's gone to pray
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There's rockets in the meadows
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And ships out on the sea
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The answer's in the forest
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Carved upon a tree
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John loves mary
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Does anyone love me
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Sit Down Young Stranger
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Gordon Lightfoot |