Marquee at the Shore

[Intro]
[Verse]
Salt on my skin
Where the tides begin
Oil on my sleeve
Too stubborn to leave
My father’s old wick
The clock’s steady tick
In the tower of stone
I stood all alone
[Verse]
Now the boardwalk is bright
In the middle of night
Silk on my frame
They don’t know my name
Then a boy lost his way
In the salt and the spray
I pulled him back in
To the city of sin
[Pre-Chorus]
Then I saw it there
In the midnight air
A buoy of red
Just like Father said
Bobbing in the foam
A piece of my home
[Chorus]
Turn the spotlight on
The shadows are gone
From the edge of the sea
To the girl I should be
I saved the lost boy
In this temple of joy
The marquee is bright
I’m finally the light
[Post-Chorus]
I’m the light
Burning so bright
Watch me tonight
[Break]
[Verse]
Jazz in the hall
I’m standing so tall
Feathers and lace
In this glitzy old place
That weathered old wood
Understood where I stood
It drifted so far
To show where we are
[Pre-Chorus]
I see the design
In the shoreline wine
The buoy is rust
But the stage is a must
I’ve found my own way
In the golden display
[Chorus]
Turn the spotlight on
The shadows are gone
From the edge of the sea
To the girl I should be
I saved the lost boy
In this temple of joy
The marquee is bright
I’m finally the light
[Bridge]
The ocean was cold
The stories were old
I feared the applause
And the theater’s laws
Can a girl from the shore
Ever ask for much more?
When the greasepaint is dry
Will I wither and die?
[Solo]
[Build-up]
No more hiding the flame
No more playing the game
Let the brass section roar
Like the waves on the floor
I am the storm
In a brand new form
[Chorus]
Turn the spotlight on
The shadows are gone
From the edge of the sea
To the girl I should be
I saved the lost boy
In this temple of joy
The marquee is bright
I’m finally the light
[Hook]
I’m the beacon now
Take a final bow
See the rafters shake
For the dream I take
I am the light
I am the light
[Outro]