CANDLE ON THE SHORE
Hurricane 'a brewin on the bay
Hurricane 'a brewin on the bay
If you want to see the light of day
Listen close, hear what I say
Make your way for the candle on the shore
Look for that light and the stripes of black and white
Look for that light and the stripes of black and white
Quick now, run with all your might
That light's gonna save your life tonight
Make your way for the candle on the shore
There’s a keeper-man, who goes by JPB
There’s a keeper-man, who goes by JPB
He’ll take you in, ‘cause he well knows
that storm from fifteen years ago
Knock on that door of the candle on the shore
Sixty souls in the stairwell, two by two
Sixy souls in the stairwell, two by two
Fifteen years ago we stayed alive
when we numbered a hundred twenty five
Safe from that storm in the candle on the shore
It shook and swayed in the wind like a giant reed
It shook and swayed in the wind like a giant reed
Keeper-man do the best he can
barring wind-blown doors, turning lamps by hand
As it rained and poured on the candle on the shore
I step outside when the wind and rain subside
I step outside when the wind and rain subside
Will ne’er forget what I seen
that August 1915
Wasn’t nothing left, but the candle on the shore
But thank God for the candle on the shore
Always look for the candle on the shore
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