It's really hard to choose, even though I've heard only 11 or so of his songs, because I've seriously listened to the same CD hundreds of times since I was very young. I've grown up listening to Gord.
My favourite line is "Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings in the rooms of her ice water mansion. Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams; the islands and bays are for sportsmen. Farther below, Lake Ontario takes in what Lake Erie can send her." I live rather close to the Great Lakes, so they hold a special place in my heart, and this is the best, most beautiful way I think anyone's conveyed them.
My favourite song to think about it "Too Many Clues in This Room" because it is so puzzling and can mean just about anything.
My favourite song overall, just to listen to, is "Race Among the Ruins", because it's simply such a great work.
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