Linda Eder Candle In The Window Lyrics

Candle In The Window Lyrics

"Hurry through the night
Past the shuttered houses 
Towards a
solitary light
Burning in a 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 a 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

Seven blocks 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
Burning like the yearning to be free
Far away
and dim
Kept alive by him

Hurry through the night
Towards a
solitary light