Pilot Light
© M. Hart & A. Zoli 2014 (ASCAP)
You were born when you were cursed
And watched it go from bad to worse
You could cry and you could grieve
But sometimes it's just best to leave
And watched it go from bad to worse
You could cry and you could grieve
But sometimes it's just best to leave
So you got gone and you got found
But lately he don't come around
Now you're broke, now you're tired
And it keeps blowing out your fires
But lately he don't come around
Now you're broke, now you're tired
And it keeps blowing out your fires
But I'll be
I'll be your pilot light
I'll burn for you through the night
Every night now
I'll burn for you through the night
Every night now
And when you run back to your town
Everything's been broken down
And all the kids you used to need
Got mortgages and mouths to feed
But you're not one for keeping score
Just everything but nothing more
And now you're adding up the cost
Everything's been broken down
And all the kids you used to need
Got mortgages and mouths to feed
But you're not one for keeping score
Just everything but nothing more
And now you're adding up the cost
Of nothing gained for nothing lost
But I'll be
I'll be your pilot light
I'll burn for you through the night
Every night now
I'll burn for you through the night
Every night now
There was a time when we were sure
That Sunday came the night before
And we could hold a bleeding heart
Building bridges in the dark
But here it seems like saving grace
That Sunday came the night before
And we could hold a bleeding heart
Building bridges in the dark
But here it seems like saving grace
Is really more just saving face
And to this day we won't submit
To thanking god for things we did, now
We did
We did
Cuz I'll be
I'll be your pilot light
And I'll burn for you through the night
And I'll burn for you through the night
And you won't have to ask
You won't have to fight
Cuz I'll be your pilot light
Cuz I'll be your pilot light
Every night now, now, now
From the album:
Take What You Can Carry