circle of steele

"Circle of Steele," Gordon Lightfoot
Boy, I loved me some Gordon Lightfoot when I was in kindergarten. I listened to "Gord's Gold" until I wore the tape out. At the time, this song was known as "the 'Deck the Halls' one." It was only when I was older that I really figured out what it was about: a child born at Christmastime to an alcoholic mother in a rat-trap apartment while the father is in prison.
Most heart-wrenching moment: "'Deck the Halls' was the song they played in the flat next door where they shout all day; she tips her gin bottle back 'til it's gone — the child is strong."