Nickel Creek - The Lighthouse's Tale Lyrics

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I am a lighthouse 
Worn by the weather and the waves 
I keep my lamp lit 
To warn the sailors on their way
I'll tell a story 
Paint you a picture from my past 
I was so happy 
But joy in this life seldom lasts 

I had a keeper 
He helped me warn the ships at sea 
We had grown closer 
'Til his joy meant everything to me
He was to marry 
A girl who shone with beauty and light 
They loved each other 
And with me watched the sunsets into nights

And the waves crash around me,
The sand slips out to sea,
And the winds that blow remind me 
Of what has been, and what can never be 

She'd had to leave us 
My keeper, he prayed for a safe return 
But when the night came 
The weather to a raging storm had turned 
He watched her ship fight 
But in vain against the wild and terrible wind 
In me so helpless 
As dashed against the rocks she met her end 

And the waves crash around me,
The sand slips out to sea,
And the winds that blow remind me 
Of what has been, and what can never be 

Then on the next day 
My keeper found her washed up on the shore 
He kissed her cold face 
And that they'd be together soon he swore I saw him crying 
Watched as he buried her in the sand 
Then he climbed my tower 
And off the edge of me he ran 

And the waves crash around me,
The sand slips out to sea,
And the winds that blow remind me 
Of what has been, and what can never be 

I am a lighthouse 
Worn by the weather and the waves 
And though I'm empty 
I still warn the sailors on their way

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lyrics submitted by Candance Gilliam
lyrics corrected by Kayte on 16-11-2007