Candle, Salt & Moonlight

[Verse 1] Granny kept a candle burnin' in the kitchen window frame Kept a jar of salt beside it and she never said its name When the moon was full and silver she'd go walkin' out the door And she'd whisper to the wind like she'd done a thousand times before [Verse 2] Folks in town would whisper, say she's got a little gift Say she cured the Hendrix baby, say she made the river shift But she only ever told me, son, the magic's in your will In the candle and the salt and the moonlight on the hill [Chorus] Candle, salt and moonlight, that's the old way Light it in the evenin', let it burn till day Paul Hesch learned it from the ones before Candle, salt and moonlight at the kitchen door [Verse 3] White candle for protection, green candle for the gold Red candle for the passion when the nights are long and cold A circle made of salt to keep the shadows from the floor And the moonlight for the power when you need a little more [Chorus] Candle, salt and moonlight, that's the old way Light it in the evenin', let it burn till day Paul Hesch learned it from the ones before Candle, salt and moonlight at the kitchen door [Verse 4] Now Granny's long since gone but her candle's still in me I light it every evenin' 'neath the old magnolia tree I sprinkle salt and whisper words she taught me as a child And the moonlight answers back across the Nevada wild [Verse 5] So if you need a blessin' or a little bit of grace If you need to clear the darkness from a troubled space Light a little candle, pour a little line And let the moonlight do the work, it'll turn out fine [Chorus] Candle, salt and moonlight, that's the old way Light it in the evenin', let it burn till day Paul Hesch learned it from the ones before Candle, salt and moonlight at the kitchen door