Lyrics as sung by Si Kahn
C Si Kahn Joe Hill music


WHAT WILL I LEAVE
(Si Kahn)
As recorded by Si Kahn on "I'll Be There" (1989)

Late in the evenin' as light fades away,
In silence we gather together,
Searching the faces of those who are here
For those who have left us forever.

CHORUS: What will I leave? What will I leave?
What will I leave behind?
When I am gone, who'll carry on?
What will I leave behind?

Where are the ones who caught flame in the night
Fired up by the heat of devotion
Measuring their lives by the light of the truth
They burn like a lamp on the ocean. CHORUS

Who will remember the words of the brave
That lifted us higher and higher?
Who will remember the price that they paid
For life lived too close to the fire? CHORUS

Hearts of the ones who inherit your lives
Will rest in the truth you have spoken.
Mem'ry will echo the trust that you kept
Like you, it will never be broken. CHORUS