GRAYSON HUGH

Lyrics

KEEPER OF THE LIGHT
words & music by Grayson Hugh
~ for the old Montauk Point Light, and all the old lighthouses and their past & present keepers ~

In the lighthouse late at night
she drinks her coffee
above the rocks and waves below
whales sleep beneath the sea
stars and moon are hiding
I can hear the distant foghorn blow

She’s watching out for me
keeper of the light
she’s the keeper
of my heart tonight

The little town is fast asleep
no lamps are burning
except the one I’m headed for
and I can see her long brown hair
down her denim jacket
standing in her tower on the shore

She’s watching out for me
keeper of the light
she’s the keeper
of my heart tonight

I’ve been out five hundred miles or more
from Nova Scotia down to Maine
I’ve see the northern lights
and felt the moon
pulling me to her once again
pull me on, pull me on, pull me on

I’ve been lost and gone
I can’t go on
I’ve been drifting way too long
I can’t wait to see the land again
I’m gonna sell the ship
and buy a farm
and lie beneath the willow’s arm
grow some roots
and live 'til who knows when

I’m looking for the flash
to bring me home
and no more oceans will I roam

She’s watching out for me
keeper of the light
she’s the keeper
of my heart tonight
keeper of the light
keeper of the light
keeper of the light

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