I am a lighthouse
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worn by the weather and the waves
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I keep my lamp lit
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to warn the sailors on their way
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I'll tell a story
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paint you a picture from my past
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I was so happy
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but joy in this life seldom lasts
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I had a keeper
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he helped me warn the ships at sea
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We had grown closer
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till his joy meant everything to me
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He was to marry
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a girl who shone beauty and light
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They loved each other
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and with me watched the sun set in to night
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CHORUS
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And the waves crashing around me
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the sun slips out to the sea
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And the winds that blow remind me
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of what has been
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and what can never be
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She had to leave us
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My keeper
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he prayed for her safe return
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but when the night came
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the weather to a raging storm had turned
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He watched the ship fight
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but in vain against the wild and terrible winds
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In me so helpless
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as dashed against the rocks
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she met her end
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CHORUS
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Then on the next day
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my keeper found her washed up on the shore
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He kissed her cold face
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That they'd be together soon he swore
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I saw him crying
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Watched as he buried her in the sand
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Then he climbed my tower
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and off the edge of me he ran
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CHORUS
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I am a lighthouse
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worn by the weather and the waves
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And though I'm empty
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I still warn the sailors on their way
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The Lighthouses Tale (Radio Edit)
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| Nickel Creek |
