Leave the Light On Songtext
von Chris Smither

If I were young again, I′d pay attention
To that little known dimension, a taste of endless time
It's just like water, it runs right through our fingers
But the flavor of it lingers like a rich, red wine

In those days we were single, we lived them one by one
Now we hardly see ′em, they don't walk, they run
But I've got plenty left, I′ve set my sight on
Don′t wait up, leave the light on, I'll be home soon

I′d never seen my life in such a hurry
But if I stop to worry, I get left behind
It's like a party, but you don′t get invitations
And there's just one destination, you better be on time

For years, we rhymed in couplets and we sang ′em two by two
Now we hardly rhyme at all, but here's a few
And if they hurt, there's bullets left to bite on
Don′t wait up, leave the light on, I′ll be home soon


That drummer in my head needs inspiration
There's a lack of syncopation, and it holds me to a line
It′s just so hard to leave these cages that we're thinking
By stages, we′re just sinkin' to a slow decline

For years, we lived in waltz time, and we danced three by three
Now it′s hard to dance, but if you stick with me
We've got what we need to spend the night on
Don't wait up, leave the light on, I′ll be home soon

These races that we′ve run were not for glory
No moral to this story, we run for peace of mind
But the race we're running now is never ending
Since space and time are bending and there′s no finish line

Will I live to be a hundred? I was born in '44
39 to go, but I ain′t keepin' score
I′ve been left for dead before, but I still fight on
Don't wait up, leave the light on, I'll be home soon

I′ve been left for dead before, but I still fight on
Don′t wait up, leave the light on, I'll be home soon