Lyrics
I left the city with one bag And a name I wouldn't say The desert took the daylight And I stopped along the way A motel by the roadside One window, soft and low The clerk looked up and nodded Like she'd known I'd come She left a light on For whoever walks in tired She left a light on For whoever's run and tried I'm a long way from the morning But I'm no longer alone She left a light on And it felt like home She gave me tea in a chipped cup And she never asked me why We listened to the cooler hum And the trucks go slowly by There's a quilt upon the bed Worn thin and warm and blue Somebody sewed that quilt For someone passing through She left a light on For whoever walks in tired She left a light on For whoever's run and tried I'm a long way from the morning But I'm no longer alone She left a light on And it felt like home Maybe I'll go back Maybe I'll stay Maybe the road will carry me A little way At dawn the sand turned golden And the road lay clear and wide I left my thanks on the counter And I took the light inside She left a light on For whoever walks in tired She left a light on For whoever's run and tried I'm a long way from the morning But I'm no longer alone She left a light on And it felt like home She left a light on And it felt like home