Keep The Light

She lit a lamp at the edge of the world Time had stood still as the map she unfurled Just as she’d given up hope for the day A figure she saw A boy from the city he washes ashore A crack in the silence, a knock at the door Weaving their stories they spoke until dawn Til light returned Keep the light, keep the candlewick burning I’ll be there soon Out of sight, while the tide keeps on turning I’ll send for you Letters came slowly then nothing at all Waiting each day for a call took its toll He left with a promise she etched in the flame That now grew dull Waiting and hoping gave way to the dark She guided the ships but her heart bore no spark Just as she’d given up hope for the day A figure she saw Keep the light, keep the candlewick burning I’ll be there soon Out of sight, while the tide keeps on turning I’ll send for you A letter arrived from an unfamiliar hand The words that she read but could not understand Told of her lover long lost to the blue And lost to her Keep the light, keep the candlewick burning I’ll be there soon Out of sight, while the tide keeps on turning I’ll send for you Keep the light, keep the candlewick burning I’ll be there soon Out of sight, while the tide keeps on turning…