By The Glow Of The Kerosene Light

I remember the time when my grandpa and I
 Would sit by the fire at night
 And I listened to stories of how he once lived
 By the glow of the kerosene light
 By the glow of the kerosene light
 He said Mom and Dad send me off to school
 Where I learned how to read and to write
 And they listened for hours
 As I read from my books
 By the glow of the kerosene light
 By the glow of the kerosene light
 Your grandma and I we were wed at 16
 Lord she was a beautiful sight
 And proudly I placed the ring on her hand
 By the glow of the kerosene light
 By the glow of the kerosene light
 About one year later, your daddy was born
 And your grandma held my hand so tight
 OH I can't tell the joy as she brought forth new life
 By the glow of the kerosene light
 By the glow of the kerosene light
 But having her child, it did weaken her so
 She just wasn't up to the fight
 And she looked so peaceful she went to her rest
 By the glow of the kerosene light
 By the glow of the kerosene light
 Then as now the times they were hard
 To succeed you would try all your might
 And sometimes love bloomed and sometimes dreams die
 By the glow of the kerosene light
 By the glow of the kerosene light
 By the glow of the kerosene light