Lantern Man on the Midnight Ferry

Lyrics

There's a man on the midnight ferry
With a lantern in his hand
He walks the deck in the cold salt wind
Seeing everyone to land

He doesn't ask where you've been tonight
He doesn't ask where you're bound
He just lifts the light a little higher
So no one's lost or drowned

Oh, lantern man, lantern man
Hold your little light for me
Every soul that crosses the water
Wants a lamp and a place to be
Oh, lantern man, lantern man
Bring us safely, bring us in
The dark is deep but the light is kind
And the shore is coming again

I came aboard with a heavy heart
And a suitcase full of rain
He tipped his cap and he said, good evening
Like he'd known my name

The engine hummed a lullaby
The harbour wore a crown
Of tiny golden windows
Of a sleepy, waking town

Oh, lantern man, lantern man
Hold your little light for me
Every soul that crosses the water
Wants a lamp and a place to be
Oh, lantern man, lantern man
Bring us safely, bring us in
The dark is deep but the light is kind
And the shore is coming again

Somebody's waiting on the other side
With the kettle and the door ajar
Somebody's heart is a harbour light
However far we are

So when the gangway touches land
And the river lets me go
I'll turn and wave to the lantern man
Gold in the water's glow

Oh, lantern man, lantern man
Hold your little light for me
Every soul that crosses the water
Wants a lamp and a place to be
Oh, lantern man, lantern man
Bring us safely, bring us in
The dark is deep but the light is kind
And the shore is coming again

Hold your light, lantern man
Bring us in