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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot
Vocals
Laverna Moore
Laverna Moore
Background Vocals
Mildred Kirkham
Mildred Kirkham
Background Vocals
The Jordanaires
The Jordanaires
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rex Collier
Rex Collier
Recording Engineer
Rick Horton
Rick Horton
Engineer
Joe Wissert
Joe Wissert
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
He came down through fields of green on the summer side of life
His love was ripe
There was no illusions on the summer side of life
Only tenderness
[Verse 2]
And if you saw him now
You'd wonder why he would cry
The whole day long
[Verse 3]
There was young girls everywhere on the summer side of life
They talked all night
To the young men that they knew on the summer side of life
Goin' off to fight
[Verse 4]
And if you saw them now
You'd wonder why they would cry
The whole day long
[Verse 5]
He came down through fields of green on the summer side of life
He prayed all night
Then he walked into a house where love had been misplaced
His chance to waste
[Verse 6]
And if you saw him now
You'd wonder why he would cry
The whole day long
[Verse 7]
And if you saw him now
You'd wonder why
And if you saw him now
You'd wonder why
And if you saw him now
You'd wonder why
Written by: Gordon Lightfoot

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