Candle In The Window {from The Civil War Lyrics - Singles - Linda Eder

Hurry through the night 

Past the shuttered houses 

Towards a solitary light 

Burning in the window 

Near a figure in a chair 

Always sitting there 

Quiet as a prayer 

Does he close his eyes? 

Weary with the weight of being 

Suddenly so wise 

Tired of the demons 

He must sit up there and fight 

Deep into the night 

Praying that he's right? 

Every evening I can see his shadow on the shade 

And I don't feel so alone or so afraid 

There's a candle in the window every night 

Reflecting all our hopes and dreams 

Or so it seems to me as I look up to see 

That candle in the window every night 

Burning like the yearning to be free 

Far away and dim 

Kept alive by him 

Does he love his wife? 

And does he sometimes wish to God 

He'd had a different life 

Or does he hold her closer 

when the candle burns away 

Or is he left alone? 

Always on his own 

A thousand miles away 

Before I go to bed I fall down 

On my knees and pray 

That he will keep his candle burning 

Just a moment more 

Till he finds a way 

This is what I pray 

And I wonder does he see me passing by each night 

As I look up to find his patch of light? 

There's a candle in the window every night 

Reflecting all our hopes and dreams 

Or so it seems to me as I look up to see 

That candle in the window shining bright 

Far away and dim 

Kept alive by him 

Hurry through the night 

Hurry through the night 

Hurry through the night 

Towards the promise of his light