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Affair on 8th Avenue Lyrics by Gordon Lightfoot

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[Verse 1]
The perfume that she wore was from some little store
On the down side of town
But it lingered on long after she'd gone
I remember it well
And our fingers entwined like ribbons of light
And we came through a doorway somewhere in the night
[Verse 2]
Her long flowing hair came softly undone
And it lay all around
And she brushed it down as I stood by her side
In the warmth of her love
And she showed me her treasures of paper and tin
And we played a game only she could win
And she told me a riddle I'll never forget
Then left with the answer I've never found yet
[Verse 3]
How long, said she, can a moment like this
Belong to someone?
What's wrong, what is right, when to live or to die
We must almost be born?
So if you should ask me what secrets I hide
I'm only your lover, don't make me decide
[Verse 4]
The perfume that she wore was from some little store
On the down side of town
But it lingered on long after she'd gone
I remember it well
And she showed me her treasures of paper and tin
And we played a game only she could win
And our fingers entwined like ribbons of light
And we came through a doorway somewhere in the night
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Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot

About “Affair on 8th Avenue” by Gordon Lightfoot

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"Affair on 8th Avenue" appears on "Songbook".

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