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Native American, 1988
Written by Gordon Lightfoot, 1982
If you closed your eyes, you'd think this was Gordon Lightfoot singing, and yes, he wrote the song. It's a love ballad, in which the narrator is astounded at the mystery of love and the natural world. "Won't you lie down by me baby / Run your fingers through my hands / I've been all around the town / And still I do not understand." That's a perfect image, clear-eyed yet still stumped by the dearth of language. If a poet like Lightfoot can't express the mystery, what chance do we mortals have? Rice's beautiful acoustic guitar is a perfect accompaniment to this gorgeous sentiment; it sits with the words, quietly and simply.
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