Greg Brown - Build A Little Village lyrics

Ah tonight i'm feelin' lonely My friends are far away Some are out in oregon Some in new york state Time is flyin' by Faster every year I'm gonna get out my shovel Put it in the ground right here I'm gonna build a little village That's what i'm gonna do Gonna build a little village For me & you Well some little children Ain't got no one to care Every night they pray For some love from somewhere Some old people so lonely They wanna talk & sing Why don't we get together now & do this lovely thing Why don't we build a little village That's what we oughta do Ah build a little village You come too Oh a light in the window for supper One for company A light in the window for laughter & one for sympathy A light in the window for welcome & one for how we begin A light in the window in the darkness That says "child come right on in" We're gonna build a little village That's what we're gonna do Ah build a little village You come too [repeat last 4 lines]