Gordon mentions
the Young an' the Restless in the song
Restless.
With regard to album covers, I have often wondered about the artefacts pictured on
Lighfoot Do they tell a story? Something like Dylan's
Bringing it all Back Home.
The sailing ship reminds me of
Restless 'Do ya get that restless yearning when you think about yer dad, And the scrimshaw that he had, Of an old schooner rovin' neath a sky that's ironclad'
Although the ship is not a schooner, and Gordon hadn't written the song then