Home from the Forest (LP版) - Ronnie Hawkins
Written by:Gordon Lightfoot
Oh the neon lights were flashin'
And the icy wind did blow
The water seeped into his shoes
And the drizzle turned to snow
His eyes were red his hopes were dead
And the wine was runnin' low
And the old man came home
From the forest
His tears fell on the sidewalk
As he stumbled in the street
A dozen faces stopped to stare
But no one stopped to speak
For his castle was a hallway
And the bottle was his friend
And the old man stumbled in
From the forest
Up a dark and dingy staircase
The old man made his way
His ragged coat around him
As upon his cot he lay
And he wondered how it happened
That he ended up this way
Getting lost like a fool
In the forest
And as he lay there sleeping
A vision did appear
Upon his mantle shining
A face of one so dear
Who had loved him in the springtime
Of a long forgotten year
When the wildflowers did bloom
In the forest
She touched his grizzled fingers
And she called him by his name
And then he heard the joyful sound
Of children at their games
In an old house on a hillside
In some forgotten town
Where the river runs down
From the forest
With a mighty roar the big jets soar
Above the canyon streets
And the con men con but life goes on
For the city never sleeps
And to an old forgotten soldier
The dawn will come no more
For the old man has come home
From the forest
[00:00.00]Home from the Forest (LP版) - Ronnie Hawkins
[00:04.40]Written by:Gordon Lightfoot
[00:08.80]Oh the neon lights were flashin'
[00:11.06]And the icy wind did blow
[00:15.57]The water seeped into his shoes
[00:17.81]And the drizzle turned to snow
[00:21.82]His eyes were red his hopes were dead
[00:24.39]And the wine was runnin' low
[00:27.96]And the old man came home
[00:32.96]From the forest
[00:36.06]His tears fell on the sidewalk
[00:38.49]As he stumbled in the street
[00:42.60]A dozen faces stopped to stare
[00:44.97]But no one stopped to speak
[00:48.36]For his castle was a hallway
[00:51.28]And the bottle was his friend
[00:54.87]And the old man stumbled in
[00:59.95]From the forest
[01:02.94]Up a dark and dingy staircase
[01:05.36]The old man made his way
[01:09.31]His ragged coat around him
[01:11.59]As upon his cot he lay
[01:15.56]And he wondered how it happened
[01:17.94]That he ended up this way
[01:21.68]Getting lost like a fool
[01:26.69]In the forest
[01:29.71]And as he lay there sleeping
[01:32.19]A vision did appear
[01:36.08]Upon his mantle shining
[01:38.41]A face of one so dear
[01:42.46]Who had loved him in the springtime
[01:45.01]Of a long forgotten year
[01:48.63]When the wildflowers did bloom
[01:53.57]In the forest
[01:56.50]She touched his grizzled fingers
[01:58.54]And she called him by his name
[02:03.03]And then he heard the joyful sound
[02:05.46]Of children at their games
[02:09.40]In an old house on a hillside
[02:12.16]In some forgotten town
[02:15.73]Where the river runs down
[02:20.79]From the forest
[02:50.95]With a mighty roar the big jets soar
[02:53.71]Above the canyon streets
[02:57.51]And the con men con but life goes on
[02:59.75]For the city never sleeps
[03:03.03]And to an old forgotten soldier
[03:06.39]The dawn will come no more
[03:10.65]For the old man has come home
[03:15.87]From the forest