Every Light in the House

Album: Dreamin' Out Loud (1996)
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  • I told you I'd leave a light on
    In case you ever wanted to come back home
    You smiled and said you appreciate the gesture
    I took your every word to heart
    'Cause I can't stand us being apart
    And just to show how much I really miss ya

    Every light in the house is on
    The backyard's bright as the crack of dawn
    The front walk looks like runway lights
    It's kinda like noon in the dead of night
    Every light in the house is on
    Just in case you ever do get tired of being gone
    Every light in the house is on

    If I should ever start forgetting
    I'll turn the lights off one by one
    So you can see that I agree it's over
    But until then I want you to know
    If you look south, you'll see a glow
    That's me waiting at home each night to hold ya

    Every light in the house is on
    The backyard's bright as the crack of dawn
    The front walk looks like runway lights
    It's kinda like noon in the dead of night
    Every light in the house is on
    Just in case you ever do get tired of being gone
    Oh, every light in the house is on
    The backyard's bright as the crack of dawn
    The front walk looks like runway lights
    It's kinda like noon in the dead of night
    Every light in the house is on
    Just in case you ever do get tired of being gone
    Every light in the house is on Writer/s: Kent M. Robbins
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Joshua Daniel Kelly from Birmingham AlabamaI believe that this song is one of the best songs that this country artist has ever sang in his life it just touches my heart and helps me to want to remember that when you believe that you have been in a not so good relationship someone and you and you believe that person but the other one still loves you and tells you he will leave the light on so that she can find her way back when she realizes she has made a big mistake that's the whole us remember that there are times we try to make name Brian saw a new life when we finally realize it we were better when I was with that other person I think that's what Trace Adkinsis trying to say
  • AnonymousThis song’s about a breakup and how the song’s main character wants his lover to come back home so he can live the lights on for her in case she ever wanted to return home to him.
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