Cover art for Lighthouse by Westlife

Lighthouse

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Nov. 14, 20111 viewer

Lighthouse Lyrics

[Verse 1: Shane Filan]
This kind of love is more than a lifeline
For a man as weak as me
Who has no self belief
This kind of love is more than amazing
For a man who lost his way
Who thought it was too late

[Pre-Chorus 1: Shane Filan]
How did the sea
How did the sea
How did the sea get so rough
I would've drowned
I would've drowned
If you hadn't given me your love

[Chorus: Shane Filan, All]
You're the light in the dark
You're the seat in the park
You're the lighthouse
You're the lighthouse, that I need
You're the key to the door
You're the Port in the storm
And I need to find a shore
When I can't swim anymore
You always guide me back to solid ground
You're my lighthouse
[Verse 2: Mark Feehily]
This kind of love is, more than a feeling
For a man who rarely cried
I get all choked up each time
You say you love me, but you could've walked away
Could've gave my problems back
Could've left, but you took the chance

[Pre-Chorus 2: Mark Feehily]
How did the waves
How did the waves
How did the waves get so high
I would've died
I would've died
If you hadn't loved me just in time

[Chorus: Mark Feehily, All]
You're the light in the dark
You're the seat in the park
You're the lighthouse
You're the lighthouse, that I need
You're the key to the door
You're the Port in the storm
And I need to find a shore
When I can't swim anymore
You always guide me back to solid ground
You're my lighthouse
[Bridge: Shane Filan]
Yeah, I owe it all to you everything I have, right now
I owe it all to you everything I didn't have, you found
Everytime take me, back to you

[Chorus: Shane Filan, All]
You're the light in the dark
You're the seat in the park
You're the lighthouse
You're the lighthouse, that I need
You're the key to the door
You're the Port in the storm
And I need to find a shore
When I can't swim anymore
You always guide me back to solid ground
You're my lighthouse

[Outro: Shane Filan, Mark Feehily]
When I need to find the shore
Cause I can't swim anymore
You always guide me back to solid ground
You're my lighthouse

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“Lighthouse” is a song by Irish boy band Westlife and it is the lead single from their second compilation album Greatest Hits (2011). The song is their final physical single after their announcement to disband prior to their 2018 reformation. Also the single is the group’s first and last physical single not under the tutelage of Simon Cowell, having left Syco and Cowell in March 2011. The song was written by Gary Barlow and John Shanks, and was released on 11 November 2011. A music video was filmed in South Africa and premiered on 20 October 2011.

The song debuted at number two on the UK Physical Singles Chart shortly after release. Overall, the song became their second-lowest charting single in Ireland and the United Kingdom, charting at number eleven and thirty-two respectively.

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