He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
It happened in the blink, blink, blink of the night
I guess it was the wrong, wrong side of goodbye
You caught me on the blind, blind, blind side
You didn't even stop once to think twice
Drove through the pouring rain
Weaved in and out of pain
Wanted to turn around, turn around
Wish I'd have done it now
I still remember how we left it that night
Said it was better if we both just moved along
But if you're telling me it's not the last time
I'll keep a light, I'll leave a light, light on
Leave a light on, I leave a light on
Leave a light on, I leave a light on
Leave a light on, I leave a light on
Leave a light on
We didn't lose the beat, beat, beat in our hearts
After falling in so deep, so hard
So if you're running round, round, round in the dark
I'll find a way to reignite the spark
Drove through the pouring rain
Weaved in and out of pain
Wanted to turn around, turn around
Wish I'd have done it now
I still remember how we left it that night
Said it was better if we both just moved along
But if you're telling me it's not the last time
I'll keep a light, I'll leave a light, light on
Leave a light on, I leave a light on
Leave a light on, I leave a light on
Leave a light on, I leave a light on
Leave a light on
So if you ever feel the need
Jump in your car and just drive back to me
Wherever you are, I will always leave the light on
So if you ever feel the need
Jump in your car and just drive back to me
Wherever you are, I will always leave the light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
I need you baby
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
I leave a light on
I still remember how we left it that night
Said it was better if we both just moved along
But if you're telling me it's not the last time
I'll keep a light, I'll leave a light, light on
Leave a light on, I leave a light on
Leave a light on, I leave a light on
Leave a light on, I leave a light on
Leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
It happened in the blink, blink, blink of the night
I guess it was the wrong, wrong side of goodbye
You caught me on the blind, blind, blind side
You didn't even stop once to think twice
Drove through the pouring rain
Weaved in and out of pain
Wanted to turn around, turn around
Wish I'd have done it now
I still remember how we left it that night
Said it was better if we both just moved along
But if you're telling me it's not the last time
I'll keep a light, I'll leave a light, light on
Leave a light on, I leave a light on
Leave a light on, I leave a light on
Leave a light on, I leave a light on
Leave a light on
We didn't lose the beat, beat, beat in our hearts
After falling in so deep, so hard
So if you're running round, round, round in the dark
I'll find a way to reignite the spark
Drove through the pouring rain
Weaved in and out of pain
Wanted to turn around, turn around
Wish I'd have done it now
I still remember how we left it that night
Said it was better if we both just moved along
But if you're telling me it's not the last time
I'll keep a light, I'll leave a light, light on
Leave a light on, I leave a light on
Leave a light on, I leave a light on
Leave a light on, I leave a light on
Leave a light on
So if you ever feel the need
Jump in your car and just drive back to me
Wherever you are, I will always leave the light on
So if you ever feel the need
Jump in your car and just drive back to me
Wherever you are, I will always leave the light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
I need you baby
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
Leave a light, leave a light on
I leave a light on
I still remember how we left it that night
Said it was better if we both just moved along
But if you're telling me it's not the last time
I'll keep a light, I'll leave a light, light on
Leave a light on, I leave a light on
Leave a light on, I leave a light on
Leave a light on, I leave a light on
Leave a light on
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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