I'll Leave The Light On

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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