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, 'till his joy meant everything to me
And he was to marry, a girl who shone with beauty and light
And they loved each other, and with me watched the sunsets into night

~ * ~ * ~

And the waves crashing around me
The sand slips out to sea
And the winds that blow remind me
Of what has been, and what can nevermore be

~ * ~ * ~

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

~ * ~ * ~

And the waves crashing around me
The sand slips out to sea
And the winds that blow remind me
Of what has been, and what can nevermore be

~ * ~ * ~

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

~ * ~ * ~

And the waves crashing around me
The sand slips out to sea
And the winds that blow remind me
Of what has been, and what can nevermore be

~ * ~ * ~

I am a lighthouse, worn by the weather and the waves
And though I am empty, I still warn the sailors on their way

~ * ~ * ~ * ~




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October 21, 2003
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