True North Lyrics - Kathy Mattea

(Wendy Waldman/Phil Galdston) 

He called as soon as he hit New York City 

The highway was like ice and the wind was turning cold 

He wanted me to know how much he missed me 

And my picture keeps him going on the lonely road 

True north 

That's where my one star lies 

True north 

If only I could fly 

My heart would be a compass 

Leadin' to his side 

Headin' true north 

He called a hundred miles west of Chicago 

He said it must be snowing all the way to Tennessee 

I couldn't bear to say back here it's springtime 

What good is this southern sun when the one for me is... 

True north 

That's where my one star lies 

True north 

If only I could fly 

My heart would be a compass 

Leadin' to his side 

Headin' true north 

Sometimes I count the miles that run between us 

I lie awake and wonder how much farther can we go 

He called last night from outside Seattle 

Said there's a star up in the sky that our love can follow 

True north 

That's where my one star lies 

True north 

If only I could fly 

I'd be the fastest bird that ever 

Graced the sky 

Headin' true north