[00:00.00]时代音乐网 www.78497.com  [00:00.82]He was born in a small town [00:04.21]And he was give every reason to stay [00:07.88]Hallelujah [00:09.60]Mississippi [00:11.22]Postcard living no sign of decay [00:14.78]Till Vietnam moved next door [00:18.35]Then hallelujah was off to war [00:21.85]In the dream he couldn't finish the deed [00:24.52]He didn't smoke any w**d so why leave [00:28.26]Going where I can't be found [00:35.22]And I won't be coming round [00:43.03]His father Tom said you better sign on [00:45.68]You'd better take up your gun and fight [00:50.19]I got nothing against them Viet Cong [00:53.06]What did they do so wrong and why am I right [00:57.19]He's on his way to thunder bay [00:59.99]Crossed the border late at night [01:03.48]And it was high stakes until he saw the Great Lakes [01:07.09]And he felt the cold wind bite [01:10.44]Going where I can't be found [01:17.61]And I won't be coming round [01:23.84]No I'm an American on the Canadian shield [01:28.02]And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields [01:32.25]It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in town [01:36.31]And you're understood [01:39.70]Missing his home he would wake up in a cold sweat [01:46.92]And pick up the phone and hope that Tom found a way to forget [01:52.95]He's been teaching at the high school learning the game [01:56.31]In thunder bay we're all the same [01:59.82]He's one of us he has our trust [02:03.47]But there's no going back once the line is crossed [02:07.00]I'm an American on the Canadian shield [02:10.56]And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields [02:14.73]It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in town [02:18.95]And you're understood [02:21.52]You can't ask what you're asking me to do [02:24.15]And I hope you understand when I refuse [02:28.36]I'm going north with my point of view [02:31.11]And I'm never gonna think the same as you [02:34.54]And I'm where I can't be found [02:41.66]And I won't be coming round [02:48.03]No I'm an American on the Canadian shield [02:52.15]And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields [02:56.12]It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in town [03:00.37]And you're understood