From the recording A Little Piece Of Heaven
A song about a woman I knew, her husband was in the Colombian armed forces and he disappeared on a mission. For months, she kept up the pretense that he was coming back...but we all knew that the only way he was coming back was wrapped in a flag.
Lyrics
Light’s Gone Out
Words and Music © Shane Richards (2019) All rights reserved
Waiting at the station for a train that never comes
Everyday the same – hoping it’s her turn
Memories haven’t faded, it’s all like the day before
What do you say when you know the light’s gone out?
What do you say when you know there’s no-one there?
Buying him a sweater that she knows he’ll never wear
Setting him the table, like he’s always there
Reaching for the photo of the day she swore her vows
To the man of her dreams
To the one that made her feel
Like she was ten feet tall
Well, what do you say when you know the light’s gone out?
What do you say when you know there’s no one there?
When there’s no one there
When there’s no one there
Oh, when she knows it
She’s gonna blow it
Oh, when she knows it
She’s gonna blow it
When she knows old Jack is not coming back
The only way is wrapped in a flag...
When she knows it
She’s gonna blow it
When she knows it
She’s gonna blow it
She’s gonna blow
She’s gonna blow
She’s gonna blow it all sky high (It’s true!)
Blow it all sky high (It’s true!)
Blow it all sky high (It’s true!)
Oh, when she was ten feet tall...
Well, what do you say when you know the light’s gone out?
What do you say when you know there’s no one there?