Walked up to the mirror With the road still on my coat Saw a man beneath the scaffolds With the words caught in his throat Every thread around his fingers Led to something left undone He was working on a lantern Long after the setting sun Mirror, let me see What the dust has hid from me These hands can build a thousand walls Still need somewhere to lean Lord, when I pull too tight Help me lay it down tonight I've been tending to this little flame Let it give me back some light Had a crack above his left eye Had a knot he couldn't free Kept on turning that old lantern Till the cross faced back at me Then he set aside the hammer Let his shoulders take their rest All those arches stood unfinished But the flame was burning yet Mirror, let me see What the dust has hid from me These hands can build a thousand walls Still need somewhere to lean Lord, when I pull too tight Help me lay it down tonight I've been tending to this little flame Let it give me back some light
