How many lights do you see?
How many lights do you see?
There's one to say that night has come
And there's one that guards this jagged shore

And there's one to call the children home
And there's one to light the path they take
How many lights do you see?
How many lights do you see?

There's one to keep the shadows off
And there's one that tells me she got home
And there's one to read his novel by
And there's one that warms this dreary room

And there's one to watch the baby sleep
And there's one to count the blinking stars
And there's one that I just can't forget
And there's one that I remember too

How many lights do you see?
How many lights do you see?
There's one that waits for closing time
And there's one that gets left on all night

And there's one that marks the western sky
And it shines down on the quiet street
And there's one that floods the darker parts
And there's one that hurts my tired eyes

And there's one that says she's not asleep
And there's one that waits for her to wake
How many lights do you see?
How many lights do you see?

There is one that spills out on the beach
And it sparkles on the jetting rocks
And there is one that waits for tired ships
That sleep within this tired, buried port


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    Wow. I really like this songs. I dunno. The lyrics are kind of repetetive, but I still really like them.

    refused_refusedon April 28, 2003   Link

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