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Lighthouse Keeper

from Getting Older by Spirit of the Glass

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I remember when I landed in the tender's dory
the oar-man turned to me, said "don't you worry,
don't let the truth keep you from telling a story
spare no detail, share no glory"

now I'm just another lonely lighthouse keeper
watch the ships go passing by
boil a fish for dinner, I'm just a simple sinner
waiting for the day I die
now I'm just another lonely lighthouse keeper

stoke the fire from the morning to the night
watch the fog and keep the lamp a-burning bright
take a walk along the shore of suds and foam
waiting for the day I get back home

now I'm just another lonely lighthouse keeper
waiting for the after-life
and I'm just another cold and restless sleeper
pining for my loving wife
now I'm just another lonely lighthouse keeper

after a while they brought the wife and kids ashore
I couldn't bear to be without them anymore
for a moment, things were happy on the island
then the darkness came on the horizon

now I'm just another lonely lighthouse keeper
shovel coal to keep us warm
saving up the matches, batten down the hatches
try to bear this coming storm
now I'm just another lonely lighthouse keeper

I came to and saw the clouds had moved along
somehow I knew right then that everything was wrong
when I tried to tell the wife I loved her truly
my sweet Annie, she just looked right through me

now I'm just another lonely lighthouse keeper
seems I bit the dust this time
but you'll never see me let that grinning reaper
take me from this love of mine

said I'm just another lonely lighthouse keeper
trying not to fade away
yes, I'm just another lonely lighthouse keeper
holding on for one more day...

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from Getting Older, released January 1, 2024

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Spirit of the Glass San Francisco, California

Spirit of the Glass is the musical side-project of James Maniscalco, a New Jersey expat living in the Bay Area.

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