Lighthouse 1849 Lyrics

1849 Lyrics

Wagons rolled out under darkened skies

The sun refused to
shine

Four-hundred people full of hopes and dreams

In
eighteen-forty-nine

They waved goodbye, women dried their tears

Young
men hid their fears

They headed west, full of confidence

That their
fortunes would appear



They packed a trunk full of china, a bible or
two

A shotgun for Leroy, a pistol for Lou

A pretty dress for
Sarah

And a hat for sister Fay

No one thought their greed for gold
would change their lives someday



They headed west in
eighteen-forty-nine

Sixty-one wagons, two miles long in a line

They
headed west in eighteen-forty-nine



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March
winds came, filled the sky with lightnin'

It rained all day and
night

Old men died and backs were broken

As they set their wagons
right

They crossed the mountains, came down to the sea

Sure that it
would be

Gold and riches and a life of ease

But what they didn't
see...



Was a trunk full of china all broken in two

A shotgun for
Leroy that he used on Lou

A pretty dress for Sarah

That they used to
bury Fay

No one thought their greed for gold would change their lives that
way



They came for gold in eighteen-forty-nine

Sixty-one wagons,
two miles long in a line

A promised land in eighteen-forty-nine

A
promised land in eighteen-forty-nine

A promised land in
eighteen-forty-nine