Lightfoot (narration) Lyrics - Jimmy Buffett

Listening to that track now, 

there are two words that immediately come to mind 

Gordan Lightfoot 

As Mark Twain said, all ideas are second hand 

either conciously or unconciously 

Oscar Wilde put it this way, 

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery 

that mediocrity can pay to greatness 

Whatever you call it, there's no other way to learn your craft 

than by imitating others 

Ask Bob Dylan about Woody Guthrie or Beyonce about Tina Turner 

That is just the way the process works 

You admire somebody then you try to emulate them but only 

for a time 

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The trick is to find your own style, sound or voice 

And that comes from your natural talent, your work ethic 

and still good luck 

So if you think you hear a little, let me correct that, 

a lot of Gordan Lightfoot in these songs, congratulations 

You're correct, he was the greatness my mediocrity tried to emulate 

It wasn't until four years ago that I really got to thinking 

I was lucky enough to be in Toronto when Gordan played Massey Hall 

the place I always heard you had to see Lightfoot 

Where we spent a delightful visit backstage after the show 

When I got around to awkwardly thanking him for his inspiration 

His response was what you might think it would be 

He said; you seem to be doing pretty well Jimmy, just pass that on 

That's a classy act 

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So if you're lucky and work hard enough, you will eventually 

find a style of your own 

Then if you're really lucky and work really hard your own style will 

become something others follow 

Gordan was my guide though the musical woods 

It's one of the unique and pretty cool parts about being successful 

Inspiring others, which is exactly what Gordan did for me 

Now I'm certainly not blind to the fact that there are singers and 

songwriters out there who pattern their work after mine 

I'm perfectly fine with that 

So here's a lightfoot song that was a 

big hit in the Animal's Corner in those 

Mobile days 

Thank You Gordan and I will pass it on 

This is called; The circle is small