candle oh candle light my way
so i can see to say:
where is the journey to joy?
under the evergreen up on the hill
seen from my window sill
my light fades with the dawn
where is the one girl who cared
for my fantasy mind?
who took her into a heart
with no feeling, no kind?
i was betrayed by a tender affair
we shared no love but who cares?
i am content by your side
oh candle light my way
so that i can see
i have begun my life wrong
make it right for me
candle oh candle burn to the end
then disappear with the wind
to darken my life forevermore.
©1968 r.stevie moore/mike burroughs
as appears on
on graycroft
moore-burroughs 2002