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Lighthouse Joe

from Time Well Spent by Matt McGinn

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lyrics

'Lighthouse Joe'

I’ve been working this lighthouse for all of my days
Like my father and his father before.
But they no longer need what I’ve lived my whole life for
And it looks like they’re letting me go.
Yes it looks like they’re letting me go

Thanks for the years Joe, goodbye and good luck.
Now leave the light on when you go sir,
Thanks for the years Joe, goodbye and good luck.
Now leave the light on when you go sir
leave the light on whenever you go.

We weren’t first on this island,
But we may be the last, for there’s no good reason to stay
The homes that once housed my friends and good neighbours
Are empty and slow to decay.
Yes they’re empty and slow to decay

And sure maybe some day
When we’ve nothing to do and we’ve traded our passions away.
We’ll spend time reminiscing of a life that we’re missing
For when it’s over
It’s over

When the old ways get lost to make way for the new


Words & Music by Matthew Stephen McGinn & Brigid O'Neill

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from Time Well Spent, released January 2, 2022
'Lighthouse Joe'
Matt McGinn - vocals, guitars, percussion, piano, organ
Niamh Dunne - fiddle
Sean Og Graham - accordion
Jon Thorne - double bass
Michael Mormecha - drums

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Matt McGinn Northern Ireland, UK

Matt McGinn is an award winning singer, songwriter and producer from the foothills of the Mourne Mountains in Co. Down, Ireland.

His latest album 'Time Well Spent' was ALBUM OF THE WEEK on both RTE Radio 1 & BBC Radio Ulster ... more

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