Candles lyrics

Well i've heard the people talking In the fields and in the stores They say a man is claiming visions And they don't want him 'round here no more And with questions in my heart I walked home late last night And in front of his old farm house Something caught my eye I saw a candle burning brightly Up in his window late last night And in my heart it gripped me tightly And something said son what he's doing's right I saw a candle burning bright Well a vigil got together And they kicked in his front door As they drug him on to the back porch I wondered what all this was for And i watched him wrench in pain As the tar burned in his flesh While a preacher held a candle Dripping wax upon his chest I saw a candle burning brightly Up in his window late last night And in my heart it gripped me tightly And something said son what he's doing's right I saw a candle burning bright Well this morning i was walking Leaves blowing down that old dirt road And those feelings just kept stirring deep within my soul On my lips a silent whisper Lord please tell me what is right And then the spirit danced within me Like the soft candle light And i saw a candle burning brightly Up in his window late last night And in my heart it gripped me tightly And something said son what he's doing's right I saw a candle burning bright And i saw the light