All He Ever Saw Was You lyrics

And now the flame is out, but the light burns on

No one ever said he was bigger than his songs

So few ever knew the heart inside the man

But he gave himself away as only poets can

He took the stories of his people and gave them back in rhyme

But for the pleasures of the hearth there was never enough time

He said one day he’d quit and then he would come home

But there was always one more stage, always one more road

The candle’s burning at both ends, it’s burning in the middle

There’s no time to stop between the guitar and the fiddle

A crazy tune, a crazy time you know the words were true

Smiles lit their eyes but all he ever saw was you

And the road finally claimed him like a sailor lost at sea

Setting sail on the horizon that would not let him be

Following a star that drew him like a flame

And though he loved you so well it was not the same

The candle’s burning at both ends, it’s burning in the middle

There’s no time to stop between the guitar and the fiddle

A crazy tune, a crazy time you know the words were true

Smiles lit their eyes but all he ever saw was you

• Artist:Kate Wolf
• Album:Poet's Heart (1985)