Coureur d'étoile Capo (+4) Big boat going down the St. Lawrence Out to that eastern sea From deep inland to the Atlantic shore So many miles of history Trans Canada train passing again Iron rail rhythm, all aboard North to South, east to west So many miles, so many more The water, the rail, the wide open sky Those trucks gearing down That train whistle cry, that jet flying high That big ship warning sound Through this country's wilderness, through the heat and the snow Burning ashphalt to ice covered roads From coureur de bois to coureur d'étoile There's still so many miles to go - Passing plane through the Western sky Over the mountains and trees 500 miles an hour above the clouds 3,000 miles sea to sea Big truck on the Trans Canada Hear that diesel roar Smoke from the stack, don't look back So many miles, so many more The water, the rail, the wide open sky Those trucks gearing down That train whistle cry, that jet flying high That big ship warning sound Through this country's wilderness, through the heat and the snow Burning ashphalt to ice covered roads From coureur de bois to coureur d'étoile There's still so many miles to go - - -