Track 5 of the album Wildflower Wednesdays · 2020
Lights Out on Lantern Street
“The power cut that turned a street into one big front porch. The whole band stamps on the chorus.”
folk-pop · community anthem · driving folk-pop · 2:50
Lyrics
The street went dark like a switch had been thrown Every window went black, every doorway went still Then somebody lit a candle on the step of number four And one by one the whole lane followed suit There's a tray of hot tea going door to door There's a boy with a drum and a girl with a flute The baker brought buns that would only go stale Come on, bring a chair, bring your voices and your shoes Lights out on Lantern Street Everybody come outside Sing it to the thunder, sing it to the rain Who needs the power when we've got each other Lights out on Lantern Street We're shining anyway The old man from nineteen has a mandolin That he hasn't touched since the spring of last year He plays a slow waltz and the children all spin Their shadows go dancing up the garden wall Lights out on Lantern Street Everybody come outside Sing it to the thunder, sing it to the rain Who needs the power when we've got each other Lights out on Lantern Street We're shining anyway Clap it out, clap it out, under the eaves Thank you for the neighbours, thank you for the night Thank you for the storm for knocking down the wires So we could see the people who were here all the time Lights out on Lantern Street Everybody come outside Sing it to the thunder, sing it to the rain Who needs the power when we've got each other Lights out on Lantern Street We're shining anyway We're shining anyway We're shining anyway