lighthouse tall and grand standing on that cold headland shine your light across the sea for a wayward sailor girl like me lighthouse man guide this sailor back to land steer my ship on through the storm back to water safe and calm sometimes i need a lighthouse for my own it gets so dark i can t see which way i m going oh lighthouse man i m all at sea shine a little lighthouse light on me lighthouse man i m all at sea shine a little lighthouse light on me lighthouse man can t help us all some he ll save and some will fall he ll show you where the danger lies but he can t help it if you capsize he ll light your way but that is all steer your own ship back to shore won t you light my lonely way back home this sea is full of misery and woe oh woe betide those that say they don t need no light to light their way they think they re safe enough on their own drown in murky depths below we all need a lighthouse for our own it gets so dark i can t see which way i m going oh lighthouse man i m all at sea shine a little lighthouse light on me lighthouse man i m all at sea shine a little lighthouse light on me lighthouse man i m all at sea shine a little lighthouse light on me lighthouse man i m all at sea shine a little lighthouse light on me