Early Morning Rain Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Guitarearl 

Cover art for Early Morning Rain lyrics by Gordon Lightfoot

Runway Number 9...the runway number corresponds to the compass. 9 = 90 = East.

Planes take off into whichever way the wind happens to be blowing, which is often in the opposite direction from where they're headed. If you have to drive south on a highway to reach your destination, but the only route to get to the highway means you have to drive north from your home for a few blocks, which direction do you start out in?