I left a candle in the window long, long ago
Hoping that the light
Would guide you back home
If that candle burns to the sill
I'll be here waiting still

The wind blows the candle's flame to and fro
In much the same way it moves me and you
I watch the wax drip to the floor
It mixes with my tears
And they form tiny pools

Of love, for you, of love, for you

There's a flower in my heart
Where you left the seed
Grown up big and strong
You'd be proud to see
When you look inside yourself
What do you see
Does your flower remind you of me

Should that candle burn my house down
I'll wade through the ashes
And take what I've found
I'll build it back stronger than before
With stone and mortar I'll be waiting in the door

For you, for love, for you, for love

There's a flower in my heart
Where you left the seed
Grown up big and strong
You'd be proud to see
When you look inside yourself
What do you see
Does your flower remind you of me

Every time I think about you I want to cry
I see the candle's flame bounce off the sky
It shines around the world both day and night
I hope one day
You will see the light

Of love, for you, of love, for you

There's a flower in my heart
Where you left the seed
Grown up big and strong
You'd be proud to see
When you look inside yourself
What do you see
Does your flower remind you of me

I left a candle in the window long, long ago
Hoping that the light
Would guide you back home
If that candle burns to the sill
I'll be here waiting still