RE: "Someday Soon" ~ I first heard it from Ian and Sylvia, and really loved it. That was years before the cover version came out, of course, but I still hear the original rendition in my mind. But you're right, it's set in the US, not Canada, which probably means something in this context.

The story in the song is based on Ian's relationship with Sylvia. They met in Toronto in 1959, when she was 19 and he was 26. Injury had ended Ian's career as a rodeo rider. Sylvia grew up in Chatham, Ontario, where Mr Fricker, her father, worked in the white goods section of Eaton's department store. Ian and Sylvia's albums were on display in the record racks around the corner.

Just as the song says, Sylvia's parents were not keen on their association. Mr Fricker and my Uncle Peter went to a bar every Friday night, and Mr Fricker frequently complained about the "pseudo-cowboy" who had married his daughter.