Oh, a candle that's blown out in times of darkness Will always leave a spark inside the fray A mountain of a man can't be forgotten, no The valleys of his heart will show the way As he went down his letter touched the sky Tide of tears never running dry, no Soon a nation will be mourning The big fella fallen down As the letter finds it way Her tears will hit the ground Divided by the right to be united Though the land we walk upon is all the same Now they sit with his last words together Woman, man, and child, carry the flame As he went down his letter touched the sky Tide of tears never running dry, no Soon a nation will be mourning The big fella fallen down As the letter finds it way Her tears will hit the ground As he went down his letter touched the sky Tide of tears never running dry, no Soon a nation will be mourning The big fella fallen down As the letter finds it way Her tears will hit the ground A nation lost and found