Ron Sexsmith

Galbraith Street

Ron Sexsmith


I woke up on Galbraith Street 
Where the houses stood like twins 
Oh and even though the door's been closed 
I can find a way to get back in 

For in daydreams my mind returns 
Like a ghost upon the hill 
As I knock upon old doors again 
And find my friends all live there still 

So many good times to speak of in a life 
But none compared to the good times I had there 

The world looks so much brighter when 
You believe in every word 
Now I'm holding on to all those years 
Like a tear before it falls unheard 

So many goodbyes to speak of in a life 
But none compared to the goodbyes I said there 

The sun went down on Galbraith Street 
I saw it from my childhood bed 
As the red and gold brick houses stood 
Underneath a crimson sky that bled