Lamplight - Del Water Gap

And lover, where’d you lose your patience

I know you had your patience

I was just a kid

And clueless, you never stop to wonder

If lightning strikes the thunder

Or if it’s just coincidence

Every time your father beat you down

You told him, «Dad it won’t be long,»

And as your tiny body slept that night, I had my lamplight burning strong

And hated

Your bedroom is a dark place, but you’ve broken all the doorways

And now you’re stuck inside

But hopeful

Your memory’s still around though, you can see it from your window

As it starts to pass you by

Now I’m in your car, you hold your apples in your arms

You’re a friend I used to know, but you still lean against my walls

Tell me beauty I won’t bluff, I set my mind to worthless stuff

But I was hoping you’d have the decadence, the appetite of love

But that’s alright, yeah that’s alright

Every time your father beat you down

You told him, «Dad it won’t be long,»

And as your tiny body slept that night, I had my lamplight burning strong

And when you came to me, and said, «We gotta leave,»

And so we took your parents' car

And as your tiny body slept that night, I had my lamplight burning strong

And when we got away, but in a couple days

We crashed in Arkansas

And as your tiny body slept that night, I had my lamplight burning strong

And when the cop cars came and took you away

I knew I had to write this song

And as your tiny body slept that night, I had my lamplight burning strong