On the sands of time We have walked, your hand in mine. My memory's photographs are kind But more in love than pictures fade Like sunsets disappear Aimless lovers dream But they're just castles made of sand Before an endless wave of love's demands All that once was treasured here Is slowly washed away Leave your light on for me Leave your light on for me Leave your light on for me Keep your light on for me I'm a hopeless moon Above a cold and empty sea, A partial ray of sun exposing me, Lost without a warming touch, The earth has come between. Like a distant star On a dark and cloudless night, You're always burning, always bright. But I'm an island far from you Where skies are never clear. Leave your light on for me Leave your light on for me Leave your light on for me Keep the light on for me I love you, darlin', don't give up too soon The light of love will find this hopeless moon I love you, darlin', don't give up too soon The light of love Leave your light on for me Oh, Leave your light on for me Leave your light on for me Keep the light on for me Leave your light on for me Oh, leave your light on for me Leave your light on for me Keep the light on for me Oh, I love you, darlin', don't give up too soon The light of love will find this hopeless moon I pray the God of love His light to shine, Illuminate this lonely heart of mine (Up too soon, hopeless moon) Light of love (Light to shine, heart of mine) Light of love (Up too soon) Will find this hopeless moon (Hopeless moon) Oh, I love you, darlinc