The lake was calm, like painted glass
Reflected stars from ages past
You held my hand, the world stood still
Our hearts aligned beneath that hill

There's a lantern on the lake
Glowing soft for old love's sake
Guiding me through all these years
Through joy and pain and silent tears
I still see that gentle light
Floating on a summer night
A quiet flame I'll never fake
That lantern on the lake

We whispered dreams to moonlit skies
Then watched them drift like fireflies
Your laughter danced across the shore
A sound I still come back here for

There's a lantern on the lake
Glowing soft for old love's sake
Guiding me through all these years
Through joy and pain and silent tears
I still see that gentle light
Floating on a summer night
A quiet flame I'll never fake
That lantern on the lake

When the night feels cold and wide
I find that light and go inside

There's a lantern on the lake
Glowing soft for old love's sake
Guiding me through all these years
Through joy and pain and silent tears
I still see that gentle light
Floating on a summer night
A quiet flame I'll never fake
That lantern on the lake