North Lyrics by Elvis Costello

North Lyrics

    The East has that Englishmen
    And the rising sun
    The West has the open plains
    And how they were won
    On Independence Day
    For all it's worth
    You can ring those southern belles
    I'm going
    North

    Up were the rushing rivers run and salmon leap
    I could even get there in my sleep
    Give me the ice and snow
    Time to go...
    North

    So run up a banner and we'll stand underneath
    You gave me a starry flag
    For one with a leaf
    I'm on the borderline
    I jump back and forth
    There's nothing to stop me now
    I'm heading...
    North

    Up where the polar bears and moose and geese will play
    And some of them address you en français
    Give me the ice and snow
    Time to go...
    North

    And so I must leave you all
    Alas and alack
    And though we are parting now
    I'll always come back
    So as the compass points
    That's where I'll be
    But if you could only see
    The perfection of...

    North
    It's something I will always carry in my heart
    A place when dreams begin and life can start
    Who cares what people know?
    Let me go...
    North

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