Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Kate McGarrigle wrote this song about a former music-partner and friend, Roma Baran. After meeting in Montreal, the two went touring on the folk circuit in the us as a duo. The two ended up falling out in the early 70s, after Kate refused to accept a proposed deal with Vanguard Records which Roma wa...
Well we come a long way since we last shook hands
Still got a long way to go
Couldn't see the flowers when we last shook hands
Couldn't see the flowers on account of the snow
What did you do with your burden and your cross
Did you carry it yourself or did you crack
We all know that a burden and a cross
Can only be carried on one man's back
All my life I wanted to roam
To go to the ends of the earth
But the earth really ends where you started to roam
And you and I know what a circle is worth
Give me your hand for the parting touch
Fare thee well and thanks a lot
I know we promised to keep in touch
But you and I know that we both forgot
Let's drink a cup to what went down
There's not much left to reveal
I think I changed my mind after what went down
As to who in the end got the better deal
Ah we come a long way since we last shook hands
Still got a long way to go
Couldn't see the flowers when we last shook hands
Couldn't see the flowers on account of the snow