Wherefore and Why
Gordon Lightfoot"Wherefore and Why" is a song by Gordon Lightfoot, released in 2010 in the Pop genre. The song is 2:24 long and contains 29 lines and 248 words.
Lyrics
0:04When I woke this mornin something inside of me
0:10Told me this would be my day
0:14I heard the mornin' train I felt the wind change
0:18Too many times I'm on my way
0:22Come on sunshine what can you show me
0:27Where can you take me to make me understand
0:31The wind can shake me brothers forsake me
0:36The rain can touch me but can I touch the rain
0:43Then I saw the sunrise above the cotton sky
0:48Like a candy cane delight
0:52I saw the milkman I saw the business man
0:57I saw the only road in sight
1:01Then I got to thinkin' what makes you want to go
1:05To know the wherefore and the why
1:10So many times now oh Lord I can't remember
1:14If it's September or July
1:19Come on sunshine what can you show me
1:23Where can you take me to make me understand
1:27The wind can shake me brothers forsake me
1:32The rain can touch me but can I touch the rain
1:48Then all at once it came to me I saw the wherefore
1:53And you can see it if you try
1:57It's in the sun above it's in the one you love
2:02You'll never know the reason why
2:06Come on sunshine what can you show me
2:11Where can you take me to make me understand
2:15The wind can shake me brothers forsake me
2:19The rain can touch me but can I touch the rain
2:24So much to lose so much to gain
When I woke this mornin something inside of me Told me this would be my day I heard the mornin' train I felt the wind change Too many times I'm on my way Come on sunshine what can you show me Where can you take me to make me understand The wind can shake me brothers forsake me The rain can touch me but can I touch the rain Then I saw the sunrise above the cotton sky Like a candy cane delight I saw the milkman I saw the business man I saw the only road in sight Then I got to thinkin' what makes you want to go To know the wherefore and the why So many times now oh Lord I can't remember If it's September or July Come on sunshine what can you show me Where can you take me to make me understand The wind can shake me brothers forsake me The rain can touch me but can I touch the rain Then all at once it came to me I saw the wherefore And you can see it if you try It's in the sun above it's in the one you love You'll never know the reason why Come on sunshine what can you show me Where can you take me to make me understand The wind can shake me brothers forsake me The rain can touch me but can I touch the rain So much to lose so much to gain
Translation
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