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 love 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
I'll leave the light on, I'll leave the light on

[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 love 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
I'll leave the light on, I'll leave the light on

[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 love 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
I'll leave the light on, I'll leave the light on

[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 end of time
I'll leave the light on, I'll leave the light on
I'll leave the light on

Acoustic, Fingerpicking, Folk, Rock