Caretaker

n the courtyard here in paradise The fountain doesn't freeze in the winter There's never any ice in the pipes So I am one lucky caretaker I collect my pay in the managers office I head home for the season Gonna see my wife and my boy Feels like six months since I seen 'em Now I'm stepping out To where the platform awaits There's no creakin' as I'm leavin' I'm the man that oils the gate I'll be back here sooner Than I'd have hoped Or I'd have liked Thats the job of a caretaker Here in paradise But I know just where I'm headed When I'm headed home to you Caretaker I know just where I'm headed When I'm headed home to you Caretaker Theres a thousand yard stare Comes with being a paradise keeper Its the light that leaves your eyes There on the platform First week of winter I service all my concerns minus my doubts and my reason I leave these last for spring When the ice thaws And I'm back to feeling like I'm stepping out To where the platform awaits The banisters all polished With all the care that I could take I'll be back here sooner than I'd have hoped Or I'd have liked But that's the job of a caretaker Here in paradise But I know just where I'm headed When I'm headed home to you Caretaker I know just where I'm headed When I'm headed home to you Caretaker