Glow of the Kerosene Light

I remember the time when my grand dad 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 Oh as 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 For she looked so peaceful as 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 Well sometimes love blooms 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 By the glow of the kerosene light By the glow of the kerosene light