Leave the Light On - Chris Smither

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Leave the Light On Lyrics

If I were young again, I'd pay attention - To that
little-known dimension
A taste of endless time
It's just like water - it runs right through our fingers
But the flavor of it lingers - Like a rich, red wine
In those days we were single - we lived them one by one
Now we hardly see 'em - they don't walk - they run
But I've got plenty left I've set my sight on
Don't wait up - Leave the light on - I'll be - home -
soon

Short break

I've never seen my life in such a hurry - But if I
stop to worry - I get left behind
It's just a party, but you don't get invitations - and
there's just one destination
You better be on time.
For years we rhymed in s - And we sang 'em two by two
Now we hardly rhyme at all - but here's a few
And if they hurt, there's bullets left to bite on
Don't wait up - Leave the light on - I'll be - home -
soon

Short break


That drummer in my head needs inspiration
There's a lack of syncopation - and it holds me to a line
It's just so hard to leave these cages that we're thinking
By stages we're just sinkin' - to a slow decline
For years we lived in waltz time - we danced them
three by three
Now it's hard to dance, but if you stick with me -
We've got what we need to spend the night on -
Don't wait up - Leave the light on - I'll be - home -
soon

Break

These races that we've run were not for glory - No
moral to this story -
We run for peace of mind.
But the race we're running now is never-ending - space and time are bending
And there's no finish line -
I will live to be a hundred - I was born in '44 - 33 to go, but I ain't keepin' score -
I've been left for dead before - but I still fight on -Don't wait up - Leave the light on
I'll be home soon

'Cause I been left for dead before - but I still fight on -
Don't wait up - Leave the light on
I'll be home soon

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Chris Smither (born November 11, 1944 in Miami, Florida) is an American folk/blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He grew up mainly in New Orleans and attended the University of the Americas in Mexico City, planning on becoming an anthropologist, but transferred to Tulane University after a year, during which time he discovered the music of Mississippi John Hurt. While in Paris for a junior year abroad, he spent his time playing guitar rather than attending classes and was kicked out of college as a result. In 1965, he left for Florida to meet Eric von Schmidt, another musical hero of his. von Schmidt encouraged Smither to move to New York City or Cambridge, Massachusetts, and so Smither moved to Cambridge and when he showed up at Club 47, found von Schmidt performing there, who invited him to play a few songs on stage. His first album, I'm a Stranger, Too was released on Poppy Records in 1970. Chris Smither has been touring since then.

Chris Smithers song "Love you like a man" from Smithers first album has been famously covered by Bonnie Raitt who has made it a signature song of hers under the title "Love me like a man" (published on her second Album "Give it up")- she has openly expressed admiration for Chris Smithers songwriting and guitarplaying. Later Raitt's version of the song has been covered by The Dixie Chicks and Diana Krall.

The protagonist of Linda Barnes's series of "Carlotta Carlyle" mysteries is a fan of Smither's music and several of her books mention it.

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