"A Montreal Song" lyrics - BRUCE COCKBURN

I turned on the TV war news
Just to look and wonder why
Thunder crashed and red flash-flowers
Bloomed a nightmare in the sky

So I went down to the cafe
Just to string myself along
On the way i found some riches -
Played the jukebox, got this song

While I sat there a ragged man came -
Bummed a coffee, talked awhile
Told me stories full of wonder -
Left me laughing like a well-loved child.