Gordon Lightfoot has created some of the most beautiful and lasting music of our time. He is Bob Dylan's favorite singer/songwriter - high praise from the best of us, applauded by the rest of us.

The wolf pack will die when scattered by man, lonesome coyote survives.

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

Nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free.

The world he saw was sadder than the one he hoped to find. But it wasn't near as lonesome as the one he left behind.

His soul was bigger than a body's ought to be.

I grew up in a time when people believed in duty, honor and country. My grandfathers were both officers. My father was a General in the Air Force. My brother and I were both in the Army. I've always felt a kinship with soldiers; I think it's possible to support the warrior and be against the war.