LET LOVE LIGHT THE WAY [Verse 1 — gentle, intimate] Love and flowers have their seasons, Kings and kingdoms have their day, Every heart is born with reasons To believe in some better way. We all whisper prayers for peace, Though so few can make it stay, On this little world we're riding, While the years just roll away. [Pre-Chorus] And the road won't ask our wishes, And the clock won't turn around, So before the night can find us, Let us leave some kindness on the ground. [Chorus — wide, memorable] Let love light the way, Let love light the way, When the stars are disappearing And the colors turn to gray. Bring the roses, bring the laughter, Give your heart while it's awake, We may all be bound for one horizon— But we choose the road we take. Let love light the way. [Verse 2] Every flower has its hour, Every nation has its fall, Every mighty hand grows quiet, Every name outlives its call. But a hand that dried a teardrop, But a word that softened pain, May become a little lantern Someone carries through the rain. [Pre-Chorus] We cannot bargain with tomorrow, We cannot make the daylight stay, But we can fill the miles between us With enough love to illuminate the way. [Chorus] Let love light the way, Let love light the way, When the stars are disappearing And the colors turn to gray. Bring the roses, bring the laughter, Give your heart while it's awake, We may all be bound for one horizon— But we choose the road we take. Let love light the way. [Bridge — music drops, almost whispered] Come, my friend— Before the evening closes, Help me weave a crown of roses For the gentle hearts we knew. And if love still keeps a lantern, Ask it for a little flame— Just enough to walk together When the darkness calls our name. [Final Chorus — full orchestration] Let love light the way, Let love light the way, We are passengers together On a world that cannot stay. Bring the roses, bring forgiveness, Leave no tenderness too late, And when our final train is calling, May we meet it unafraid. With a smile worth more than diamonds, With no bitterness to pay— If the night must come to everyone, Let love light the way. [Outro — choir softly repeating] Love and flowers have their seasons... Still we bloom along the way. Love and flowers have their seasons... Let love... light the way.
