North (song)

Lyrics

The East has the Englishmen and the rising sun

The West has the open plains and how they were won

On Independence Day, for all it's worth

You can ring those southern belles, I'm going North

Up were the rushing rivers run and salmon leap

I could even get there in my sleep

Give me the ice and snow

Let me go North

So run up a banner and we'll stand underneath

You gave me a starry flag for one with a leaf

I'm on the borderline, I jump back and forth

There's nothing to stop me now, I'm heading North

Up where the polar bears and moose and geese will play

And some of them address you en français

Give me the ice and snow

Let me go North

And so I must leave you all, alas and alack

And though we are parting now, I'll always come back

So as the compass points, that's where I'll be

But if you could only see the perfection of North

It's something I will always carry in my heart

A place when dreams begin and life can start

Who cares what people know?

Let me go North

Who cares what people know?

Let me go North

Credits

• Written by: Elvis Costello
• Produced by: Elvis Costello and Kevin Killen
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals, piano

Discography

Albums:

• North, 2003
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