North

Elvis Costello - North
The East has that Englishmen

And the rising sun

The West has the open plains

And how they were won

On Independence Day

For all its worth

You can ring those southern belles

Im heading... 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 well stand underneath

You gave me a starry flag
For one with a leaf

Im on the borderline
I jump back and forth

Theres nothing to stop me now

Im heading... North

Up where the polar bears and moose and geese will play

And some of them address you en francais

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

Ill always come back

So as the compass points

Thats where Ill be

But if you could only see
The perfection of... North

Its somewhere 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