Lifeline Lyrics - Gordon Lightfoot

I was in some timeless space 

Timeless face of my embrace 

Held empty air and empty space 

All on a sunny day 

She lived by the bounding main 

To Baltimore I took a plane 

An east coast lady lit my flame 

All on a sunny day 

I was in some dreamless sleep 

Where angels watch as lovers leap 

Some of them landed on their feet 

Letting the lifeline stray 

She was like the breath of spring 

Where flowers grow and robins sing 

Keeping me from the pouring rain 

All on a summer's day 

There's a lifeline that I know 

And it holds me back, and lets me go 

Whatever I do 

I don't let my lifeline stray 

So it goes as lifetimes pass 

From heart to mind and back again 

My restlessness becomes a flame 

Letting my lifeline show 

She stood by the boundless tide 

Afraid to ride, afraid to hide 

Letting her conscience be her guide 

Needing a lifeline so 

I was in some aimless state 

Where lovers meet while angels wait 

With gifts of time they hesitate 

All on a sunny day 

She lived by the bounding main 

From Baltimore I took a train 

An east coast lady lit my flame 

All on a summer's day 

There's a lifeline in my soul 

And it holds me back and lets me go 

I'm in love so I've been told 

Letting the lifeline stay 

I've got a heart line in the air 

And if you listen for me you'll find me there 

Whatever I do 

I don't let my lifeline stray