Late last night I missed my train
I walked back to the car and drove home again
Just outside of Pittsburgh, it's really not that far
Saw a light come shining across the reservoir

The sun in California, it drops right into the sea
I took a couple pictures; they don't mean that much to me
But just outside of Pittsburgh, I saw it from my car
The light shines to the bottom of the reservoir

The starless night come fall around me
Over all we've left undone
I know a light that shines forever
Howsoever we may run

The moon hung on a hillside in eastern Tennessee
With rows of honeysuckle blooming over me
But the iron hills of Pittsburgh, where all my memories are
Gathering light around the reservoir