Burned the Candle
For MacGregor
Lit the first flame, a long time ago
Made a wish, unaware the seeds I'd sow
Eyes on a fairytale, innocent hopes in tow
Burned that candle as far as it would go
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Fire in my heart for what I didn't know
Imagination on what love might bestow
Basked in the cast of a flickering glow
Burned that candle as far as it would go
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Heat from the fire outside the snow
Warmth in a clear glass of bordeaux
Dreams of a fairytale that wait in limbo
Burned that candle as far as it would go
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Fair weather friends that I'd outgrow
Steep paths beyond a hard row to hoe
Fickle shadows changed and left me low
Burned that candle as far as it would go
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Love reaches the crest of it's final plateau
As dark follows light in life's laminar flow
Like a child holding tight to eternity's stow
I'll burn that candle as long as it will go
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