# The Lantern
Verse 1
Mama said, "The light will come,
Just keep walking toward the sun."
Years went by, the sky stayed gray,
Still I walked that road each day.
People smiled and passed me by,
Said, "Your time will come, just try."
I tipped my hat and kept moving on...
Some roads feel forever long.
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Pre-Chorus
Tell me...
Does every road lead someone home?
Or does every man walk one alone?
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Chorus
I've been knockin' on Heaven's door,
Lord, I don't know what for.
Every mile just feels the same...
Still I call Your name.
They say, "Son, just love someone."
Lord, I swear I've tried.
But how do I hold another heart...
When mine still has to hide?
Maybe I'm the lantern...
Trying to find the dawn.
Never knowing all this time...
I was helping others on.
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Verse 2
I've watched strangers lose their way.
I've walked beside them anyway.
Some found peace, some found grace...
Some just needed one more day.
Funny how they found the sun,
Long before my night was done.
I never asked which road was mine...
I just walked beside their lives.
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Bridge
Maybe rivers never drink.
Maybe bells can't hear their ring.
Maybe eyes were never made
To watch themselves believe.
Maybe lanterns never know
How far their light can really go.
Maybe that's the price we pay...
To keep the dark away.
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Final Chorus
I've been knockin' on Heaven's door,
Lord, I don't ask why no more.
If I never see the morning...
Help me carry one more torch.
And if I never find my way...
Before my days are through...
Let one soul say,
"I made it home..."
"Because I walked with you."
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Outro
Mama...
You were right.
The light did come.
It just never fell on me.
It fell...
Where I was standing.
