New demo (1/17/06).

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Influences: Billy Joel, The Beatles

The light was on when he got home
from the war in ‘45
And he kept thinking he was so lucky to be alive

He let her sleep through the night
His heart was pounding in his chest
He put his faith in god and let fortune do the rest

He knew that life could be unfair
But he couldn’t bring himself to touch her hair just yet

The years flew by and it was hard
for them to keep things in the black
But the future was still an aphrodisiac
They moved out west to start anew
They made the most of what they had
And they thanked the good lord when none of it went bad

He knew his life had been redeemed
But it was never quite as charmed as it first seemed to them

On a sea of red he’d learned to hide himself behind his bloodshot eyes
And faithfully she made his coffee black the way he learned to like it

The light was on when got home but only because he left it that way
He missed the way she made things glow
And the things she said that saved him all those many years ago

He sees his life is getting long
But he knows it isn’t time to move along just yet

On a sea of red he’d learned to hide himself behind his bloodshot eyes
And faithfully she made his coffee black the way he learned to like it