The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s American League (AL).
The "Blue Jays" name originates from the bird of the same name, and the fact that blue is the traditional colour of Toronto's other professional sports teams, the Maple Leafs and the Argonauts. Nicknamed "the Jays", the team's official colours are royal blue, navy blue, white, and red. An expansion franchise, the club was founded in Toronto in 1977, initially owned by the Labatt Brewing Company. Originally based at Exhibition Stadium, the team began playing its home games at the SkyDome, upon completion of its construction in 1989. Since 2000, the Blue Jays have been owned by Rogers Communications, and in 2004, the SkyDome was purchased by that company, which renamed the venue to Rogers Centre. They are the second MLB team to be based outside the United States, and currently the only team outside the U.S. after fellow Canadian franchise, the Montreal Expos, relocated to Washington, D.C. after the 2004 season (becoming the Washington Nationals).
Toronto (/təˈrɒntoʊ/, colloquially /ˈtrɒnoʊ/) is the largest city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from the Mississaugas of the New Credit. The settlement was later established as the Town of York and proclaimed as the new capital of Upper Canada by its lieutenant-governor, John Graves Simcoe. In 1834, York was incorporated as a city and renamed to its present name. The city was ransacked in the Battle of York during the War of 1812 and damaged in two great fires in 1849 and in 1904. Since its incorporation, Toronto has repeatedly expanded its borders through amalgamation with surrounding municipalities, most recently in 1998.
With over 2.6 million residents, it is the fifth most populous city in North America. Its metropolitan area has over 5.5 million residents. Toronto is at the heart of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and is part of a densely populated region in Southern Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe, which has a population of nearly 9 million people as of 2011. The census metropolitan area (CMA) had a population of 5,583,064, and the Greater Toronto Area had a population of 6,054,191 in the 2011 Census. Its cosmopolitan and international population reflects its role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada. Toronto is one of the world's most diverse cities by percentage of non-native-born residents, with about 49% of the population born outside Canada. Toronto is also consistently rated as one of the world's most livable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Mercer Quality of Living Survey.
On Lover's Island
Where the trees stand so tall
And the dust turn to gold
And love never grows old
On Lover's Island
Where the birds sing of love
Seems a gift from up above
I met her one day
(Met her one day)
As we stood alone on the mountain
Under the moon and stars above
Oh, darling, don't ever go
She was Venus, the goddess of love
On Lover's Island
Where the trees stand so tall
And the dust turn to gold
And love never, never
Never, never grows old
(John Lodge)
Maybe
maybe I'm wrong
to go on thinking, to sing my song
maybe
this world's falling down
call up the trumpeters and knock the walls down
Someone who needs
someone who feels
someone who sees can find you
Slowly
slowly we walk
no harm in crying, no sense in talk
slowly
the ice melts away
call on the choir to sing
and turn no-one away
Someone who needs
someone who feels
someone who sees can find you
someone who needs
someone who feels
someone who sees can find you
Maybe
maybe I'm wrong
the river holds its breath
the sea will keep its calm
slowly
slowly we turn
a look at where we've been
the juggler has to learn
Someone who needs
someone who feels
someone who sees can find you
someone who needs
someone who feels
someone who sees can find you
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(Justin Hayward)
Pain, sorrow, tears
long, lonely years
with love
having passed me by
I could live a lie for you
but truth is the road I choose
knowing all I need to do
is give to you
Down, down down
where your dreams are found
they're sleeping inside of us all
they're sleeping inside of us all
Nights, winters, years
pain, sorrow, tears of mine
cannot hold me now
I'm a fool to fall for you
but here
in the morning light
tell me how can love be wrong
and feel so right
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(Justin Hayward)
As the dawn is breaking on your future my child
is there none of your love alive?
if every door you open closes on me
I don't know if I can survive
I don't know if I can survive
Long is the road that takes you from home
my baby, oh my darling
sleepless are the hours
and lonely is the night
for the poor tormented soul
who is searching for the light
This morning
I opened my eyes
I knew from the silence
that something was wrong
turning I realised
I wanted to cry
when I knew I was alone
But where will you go
and who will be your guide
and which way will you turn
the waters are so wide
Cos I never told you
no you'll never really know
I need you so
Now the sun is rising on your freedom my child
is there none of your love alive?
every door you open closes on me
I don't know if I can survive
knowing part of your love was lies
Long is the road
that takes you from home
my baby
oh my darling
sleepless are the hours
and lonely is the night
the poor tormented soul
who is searching for the light
The moment
I opened my eyes
I knew from the silence
that something was wrong
turning
I realised
I wanted to cry
when I knew I was alone
But where will you go
and who will be your guide
and which way will you turn
the waters are so wide
cos I never told you
no you'll never really know
I need you so
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(John Lodge)
When you're swallowing all your pride
do you need somewhere
a place to hide
a smile from your face
where the light comes shining through
all its strength it came from you
It's lost now all that age before I knew you
is it that forever is hard to find
you made me recognise what I'd been leaving far behind
is it closing in on you like it was on me
this time I'm saved by the music
saved by the song we can sing
this time I'm saved by the music
saved by the song that you bring
When you're following all life's lies
and find its meaning
the truth still hides
don't cover your face
let the warmth come flowing through
welcome dawn new morning dew
This time I'm saved by the music
saved by the song we can sing
this time I'm saved by the music
saved by the song that you bring
When you're swallowing all life's lies
This time we're saved by the music
saved by the song we can sing
this time we're saved by the music
saved by the song that you bring
this time we're saved
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(Justin Hayward)
Blue guitar
fortune of my ways
making of my days
new chord
counting up the ways
happiness is lazy
If you don't know the song
if you can't put the words to the tune
tell the rhyme from the reason
what should it matter
to the fool or the dreamer
New hope
travellers in a storm
finding love is warm
new day
the world has just begun
our eyes have seen the sun
If you don't know the way
if you can't see the wood for the trees
taste the wine from the water
well what should it matter
to the fool or the dreamer
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Michael Holl
locutus@imsasun.imsa.edu
(Justin Hayward, John Lodge)
Now as we speed a little faster through the stars
to this new world of ours
with the seed that the garden requires
And as we drift a little further from the shore
like the sea evermore
I'm the ivy that clings round your door
When you wake up
you will find
that you're not where you left yourself
Ahhhh...
Ahhhh...
Now as we drift a little further down the stream
was it all what it seemed
was it true
was it real
or just a dream
When you wake up
you will find
that you're not where you left yourself
Ahhhh...
Ahhhh...
Now as we speed a little faster through the stars
Ahhhh...
Ahhhh...
Ahhhh.........
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BONUS TRACK (Not included on original album)
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Music & lyrics: chan kinchla
It's the part of the dream that leaves me when the sunlight hits my eyes
It's the part of the dream that rolls me over and over as I sleep
It's the part of the dream that leaves me wanting for the darkness
It's the part of the dream I can't remember it at all
I dreamed about you last night
I dreamed about you last night
I dreamed about you last night
Last night I dreamed
Last night last night
Something about a big jet plane moving fast off into the sunset
Maybe a mustang moving fast up to the sky
Mor like a great big boat drifting off to nowhere
I know that in the end you were waiting on the other side
I dreamed about you last night
I dreamed about you last night
I dreamed about you last night
Last night I dreamed
Last night last night
I can feel the dream long before it makes my mind
I know the dream like the scent of the evening air
I need the dream to keep me safe until the morning
When I open my eyes you're there
I dreamed about you last night
I dreamed about you last night
I dreamed about you last night
Last night I dreamed
I dreamed about you last night
I dreamed about you last night
I dreamed about you last night
On Lover's Island
Where the trees stand so tall
And the dust turn to gold
And love never grows old
On Lover's Island
Where the birds sing of love
Seems a gift from up above
I met her one day
(Met her one day)
As we stood alone on the mountain
Under the moon and stars above
Oh, darling, don't ever go
She was Venus, the goddess of love
On Lover's Island
Where the trees stand so tall
And the dust turn to gold
And love never, never
You don't need to ask me if I'll be your friend, I am, I am
You don't need to ask me if I'm sure my friend, I am
I am your friend you must remember me
I'm the one who saw through the world's disguise
Took away its cloak and I made it hide, from me, remember me?
Walking on this earth finding you, you, you
Walking on this earth finding you, you, you
What can I say, you don't need to find the words
To say what's on your mind
If you need a reason to begin again, I am, I am
You will find an answer at your journey's end
I am waiting there my friend, you must remember me
I'm the one who knew you when, I'm the one you call your friend
Feel free, remember me
Walking on this earth finding you, you, you
Walking on this earth finding you, you, you
What can I say, you don't need to find the words
To say what's on your mind
Walking on this earth finding you, you, you
Walking on this earth finding you, you, you