Song Description

Coming back to what you left behind, only to find it's long gone.

Lyrics

The sign post tells me almost, but not quite.
And my coat is soaked on this cold, rainy night.
But I'm still walking toward her light,
I'm looking for the candle in her window.

It's been too long since I last saw her eyes.
And I should've followed her heart instead of mine.
But I learned that lesson serving time.
Now I'm looking for the candle in her window.

I was restless for a life I never knew.
I must admit it's wasn't easy leaving you.
To my defense I didn't know what else to do
than shake these bones and come back home
when my ramblin' days were through.

I didn't last long without her in my arms.
And the trail I took offered temptations charms.
While my body wandered I left her me heart.
It's waiting by the candle in her window.

I kept an honest face for quite a spell.
'Till I shot the man who told me to go to hell.
The details aren't important enough to tell.
Now I'm running toward the candle in her window.

I was restless for a life I never knew.
I must admit it's wasn't easy leaving you.
To my defense I didn't know what else to do
than shake these bones and come back home
when my ramblin' days were through.

I see the shadow of a broken home.
And the porch swing creeks while the tree branches moan.
But I realize before me head hangs low,
there's never been a candle in her window.

I find a weathered note nailed to the door.
And it's written by the one whom I adore.
My eyes fill up - I can't read anymore.
These words are the source of my sorrow:

I was restless for a life I never knew.
I must admit it's wasn't easy leaving you.
To my defense I didn't know what else to do
than shake these bones and come back home
when my ramblin' days were through.

Most days, all I do is sit and cry.
And there's work to do but I can't even try.
But before I lay my head down every night,
I light my darlings, candle in my window.