On Yonge Street

Gordon Lightfoot

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Intro:          verse 1: See the people walking up and down   See the people moving all around   On the streets of my hometown On Yonge Street        verse 2: Longest street in the world they say   Summertime soon slips away   I hope I’ll see you one fine day On Yonge Street Everywhere you go in a city by a lake   Back there in the flow you may give a hand a shake   Everyone you pass seems to want to say hello   Even late at night on the freshly fallen snow                          verse 3: See the children jumping all around    See the parents looking up and down   Upon the streets of my hometown On Yonge Street        verse 4: It’s a mean street if you choose   It’s a lean street when you lose   An in between street when you cruise Along Yonge street Everywhere you go in a city by a lake   You’ll be sure and find it’s a case of give and take   Everyone you pass seems to want to say hello   Even late at night when the streets are all aglow                         Verse 5: It’s the longest street in the world   With the most feet in the world   Another street where boy meets girl On Yonge street        Verse 6: See the people walking up and down   See the people moving all around    Those are the streets of my hometown On Yonge Street Instrumental:                Everywhere you walk people almost say hello   Even late at night when the streets are all aglow                         On Yonge street        On Yonge street                                  On Yonge street       

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Cette chanson évoque la vie dynamique et animée qui règne sur une rue emblématique de sa ville natale. On y voit les gens se déplacer, les enfants jouer, et une atmosphère de convivialité où chacun se salue. La rue est décrite comme un lieu de rencontre, un espace de diversité où les échanges se font naturellement, même lorsque la nuit tombe et que la ville scintille. L’artiste souligne aussi les contrastes, entre moments de joie et de difficulté, tout en mettant en avant la beauté de cette rue qui semble relier les cœurs et les histoires.