The Gift

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Bruce Cockburn

Bruce Douglas Cockburn OC ( /ˈkoʊbərn/ KOH-bərn; born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian folk/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter. His most recent album was released in March 2011. He has written songs in styles ranging from folk to jazz-influenced rock to rock and roll. more »

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1989

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These shoes have walked some strange streets
Stranger still to come 
Sometimes the prayers of strangers
Are all that keeps them from
Trying to stay static
Something even death can't do
Everything is motion 
To the motion be true 

In this cold commodity culture
Where you lay your money down
It's hard to even notice
That all this earth is hallowed ground 
Harder still to feel it
Basic as a breath 
Love is stronger than darkness
Love is stronger than death 

The gift
Keeps moving 
Never know
Where it's going to land.
You must stand
Back and let it
Keep on changing hands 

Hackles rise in anger
Heat waves rise in sex
The gift moves on regardless
Tying this world to the next
May you never tire of waiting
Never feel that life is cheap
May your life be filled with light
Except for when you're trying to sleep 

The gift
Keeps moving 
Never know
Where it's going to land
You must stand
Back and let it
Keep on changing hands

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