Lanterns in the Pines

Lyrics

The sun went down behind the peaks
We'd walked for hours, too tired to speak
The dark came quiet through the trees
And turned our breath to silver leaves

Then far below, a flicker grew
One light, then ten, then twenty-two
A village waking in the glen
Like stars that fell to earth again

And all at once the cold felt small
The night was never dark at all

Lanterns in the pines
Burning down the line
Someone's keeping supper warm
Someone's watching for a sign
Hey-oh, hey-oh
Lanterns in the pines
We are almost there
Every window is a promise
Every light a whispered prayer
Hey-oh, hey-oh

You took my hand on the last descent
Our lantern low, our matches spent
But down the slope the windows glowed
Like breadcrumbs on a midnight road

The smell of woodsmoke on the air
A dog was barking somewhere near
And I have never loved a town
The way I loved those lights coming down

And all at once the cold felt small
The night was never dark at all

Lanterns in the pines
Burning down the line
Someone's keeping supper warm
Someone's watching for a sign
Hey-oh, hey-oh
Lanterns in the pines
We are almost there
Every window is a promise
Every light a whispered prayer
Hey-oh, hey-oh

We come down from the mountains
We come in from the cold
Every journey worth the taking
Ends in someone's glow

Ho-hey, ho-hey
Follow the light on home
Ho-hey, ho-hey
We were never alone

Lanterns in the pines
Burning down the line
Someone's keeping supper warm
Someone's watching for a sign
Hey-oh, hey-oh
Lanterns in the pines

Almost there... almost home...