Gordon Lightfoot - Summer Side of Life (Live)

Summer Side of Life Lyrics:

He came down through fields of green
On the summer side of life
His love was young and his eyes were keen
And the day went by so bright
He walked the hills and he climbed the stones
He sang a song for a soldier’s bones
And the war was far away
On the summer side of life
The sun was high and the fields were gold
The rivers ran with a tale untold
He held her hand, and they laughed in the light
On the summer side of life
But the autumn came with a colder breeze
The leaves fell down from the trembling trees
And the soldier’s call took him far from sight
From the summer side of life
Now he’s gone where the shadows fall
And the memories fade on a distant call
But her heart still holds to the love they knew
On the summer side of life
So she walks the fields where they used to roam
And the green still grows, but she’s all alone
With a song for him in the morning light
On the summer side of life

Gordon Lightfoot was a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved worldwide success and helped define the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s. Widely considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters, he had numerous gold and platinum albums, and his songs have been covered by many of the world's most renowned musical artists. Lightfoot's biographer Nicholas Jennings wrote, "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness."
Lightfoot's songs, including "For Lovin' Me", "Early Morning Rain", "Steel Rail Blues", "Home From The Forest", and "Ribbon of Darkness", a number one hit on the U.S. country chart for Marty Robbins, brought him recognition from the mid-1960s. Chart success with his own recordings began in Canada in 1962 with the No. 3 hit "(Remember Me) I'm the One" and led to a series of major hits at home and abroad throughout the 1970s. Robbie Robertson of The Band described Lightfoot as "a national treasure". Bob Dylan said, "I can't think of any Gordon Lightfoot song I don't like. Every time I hear a song of his, it's like I wish it would last forever." Lightfoot was the featured musical performer at the opening ceremonies of the 1988 Winter Olympics and received numerous honors and awards during his career.