[Verse 1]
She packed her heart in a suitcase
Left my name by the door
I stood there with the silence
And a floor that I knew before
Then four little feet came running
Like a thunder I could hold
One said, "Daddy, are you coming?"
I said, "Baby, watch me go"
[Pre-Chorus]
Ain't no prize in losing you
But I got what love will do
Four pairs of eyes still find me
Four small hands pull me through
[Chorus]
I got four little lights
Four little lights
Four little lights in my house tonight
They smart, they wild
They loving me right
I lost that wife
But I kept my life
[Verse 2]
My first one reads me stories
Like she been here all along
My second one asks the big things
Then laughs when I answer wrong
My third one's got the restless
Run the walls and kiss the moon
My last one hugs so hard, now
Makes a hard day leave the room
[Pre-Chorus]
She can keep the ring and frame
I can keep the joy and pain
I can keep these tiny voices
Calling out my name again
[Chorus]
I got four little lights
Four little lights
Four little lights in my house tonight
They smart, they wild
They loving me right
I lost that wife
But I kept my life
[Bridge]
Yeah, I cried in the kitchen
Yeah, I cursed that empty bed
Then one by one they climbed on me
Put a crown on my head
Now I mend with peanut butter
With homework and Saturday songs
If the world keep taking pieces
I can still be strong
[Chorus]
I got four little lights
Four little lights
Four little lights in my house tonight
They smart, they wild
They loving me right
I lost that wife
But I kept my life
[Outro]
Four little lights
Still shining on me
Four little lights
That's my family