how many lights do you see? 
how many lights do you see? 
how many lights do you see? 
there's one to say that night has come 
and there's one that guards this jagged shore 
and there's one to call the children home 
and there's one to light the path they take 
how many lights do you see? 
how many lights do you see? 
there's one to keep the shadows off 
and there's one that tells me she got home 
and there's one to read his novel by 
and there's one that warms this dreary room 
and there's one to watch the baby sleep 
and there's one to count the blinking stars 
and there's one that i just can't forget 
and there's one that i remember too 
how many lights do you see? 
how many lights do you see? 
there's one that waits for closing time 
and there's one that gets left on all night 
and there's one that marks the western sky 
and it shines down on the quiet street 
and there's one that floods the darker parts 
and there's one that hurts my tired eyes 
and there's one that says she's not asleep 
and there's one that waits for her to wake 
how many lights do you see? 
how many lights do you see? 
there is one that spills out on the beach 
and it sparkles on the jetting rocks 
and there is one that waits for tired ships 
that sleep within this tired port