Look at me up at 5:00 am  And the ships keep coming through  Its a hundred steps up to the place where I work  Its a lighthouse tower on the wharf  Most of the time there's nothing much to do  Just check the bulbs and the wires  Most of the time there's nothing much to do  Sometimes I help out spotting fires  Cause you'll never know when you're gonna need me  Ill be here waiting when you need me  Youll never know when you're gonna need me  Ill be here, I'll be here  Last summer, was a force ten gale  Hurricane size from the Belle Isle  We lost one sailor in that blow  You never know  Youll never know when you're gonna need me  I will be here waiting when you need me  Well, you'll never know when you're gonna need me  Cause I'll be here waiting  Ill be waiting if you need me  Now, I'll be here  Ill be here if you need me  I will be, I will be  Ill be here