I'll Leave The Light On

[Verse 1]
There's a photograph beside my bed,
Of a little girl and the words I never said.
The years have pulled us down some roads apart,
But you never left this worn and stubborn heart.
I still hear your name in the evening wind,
And I pray to God we find each other again.

[Chorus]
And if the road runs out before we meet,
If these hands grow cold... if my heart skips its beat,
Know I loved you every moment, every year,
Every silent night I wished that you were here.
You were wanted, you were carried, you were mine —
I'll leave the light on... till the end of time.

[Verse 2]
I picture you out there, all grown and strong,
Finding who you are, finding where you belong.
And I hope you know, wherever life has led,
I've carried every year of you, every word unsaid.
I don't know what tomorrow holds for me,
But I'll hold on to the hope of what could be.

[Chorus]
And if the road runs out before we meet,
If these hands grow cold... if my heart skips its beat,
Know I loved you every moment, every year,
Every silent night I wished that you were here.
You were wanted, you were carried, you were mine —
I'll leave the light on... as long as I'm alive.

[Verse 3]
I wasn't there for birthdays, wasn't there for school,
Wasn't there to shelter you when the world was cold and cruel.
Those are the miles I carry like a stone against my chest,
I can't undo the past, so I pray you had the best.
Every candle that you blew out, I was somewhere wishing too,
Every quiet night I sent my love across to you.

[Chorus]
And if the road runs out before we meet,
If these hands grow cold... if my heart skips its beat,
Know I loved you every moment, every year,
Every silent night I wished that you were here.
You were wanted, you were carried, you were mine —
I'll leave the light on... for however long I have the time.

[Bridge]
You were never left because you weren't enough,
You were loved before you knew what love was.
Whatever road you're on, whatever you've been through,
There's a father thinking every dawn of you.
I don't know if we'll meet beneath the same sky...
But I needed you to hear this, before goodbye.

[Solo]
(Acoustic lead — slow and sparse, same melody as the chorus)

[Verse 4]
I hope you found somebody worthy of your heart,
I hope you found your laughter when the nights turned dark.
I hope you know your value, hope you know your worth,
There's no one I've been prouder of on all this earth.
And if we meet someday I'll say it to your face,
But if we don't... know you were loved in every time and place.

[Final Chorus]
And if the road runs out before we meet,
If these hands grow cold... if my heart skips its beat,
Know I loved you every moment, every year,
Every silent night I wished that you were here.
You were wanted, you were carried, you were mine —
I'll leave the light on... till the very end of time.
I'll leave the light on.

Acoustic, Violin, Folk, Rock, Male Vocals