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