"Lantern" by Josh Ritter

Songs get stuck in my head often these days.  This is what currently resides there…And yes, this is folky.  Deal people.  The lyrics kick some serious ass.

For every cry in the night

Somebody says have faith

Be content inside your questions

Minotaurs inside a maze

Tell me what’s the point of light

That you’ve got to strike a match to find?

So throw away those lamentations

We both know them all too well

If there’s s a book of jubilations

We’ll have to write it for ourselves

So come and lie beside me darling

And let’s write it while we still got time

So if you’ve got a light, hold it high for me

I need it bad tonight, hold it high for me

‘Cuz I’m face to face, hold it high for me

In a lonesome place, hold it high for me

With all the hurt that I’ve done, hold it high for me

That can’t be undone, hold it high for me

Light and guide me through, hold it high for me

I’ll do the same for you, hold it high for me

I’ll hold it high for you, ‘cuz I know you’ve got

I’ll hold it high for you, your own valley to walk

I’ll hold it high for you, though it’s dark as death

I’ll hold it high for you, and then gets darker yet

I’ll hold it high for you, though your path seems blocked

I’ll hold it high for you, through the thieves and the rocks

I’ll hold it high for you, keep you safe from harm

I’ll hold it high for you, until you’re back in my arms