Shine

Stepping out into the cold night

Sidewalks sparkle in the street light

They wanna shine just like the stars shine

Long since dead but far from gone

Reminds me of those old times

Being trapped inside a cold mind

Spent most all of my adult life

Trudging in shackles made of snow

It's like everyday is Groundhog Day

Watching every strand of hair go gray

The shade of sky when it's freezing rain

And there's no work left can be done

When you're all alone and punched out

In the whole land there's stutters and doubt

Thinking back upon the trade now

Did they take more than they gave you?

What's a man if he can't reach out

Like the light upon the street now

Like the shining and the speed

And how it keeps those stars up in the sky

When our babies have all grown old

I hope they know what we have never known

Some kinda hope that really feels like home

Some country they can call their own

'Til then we're changing day to day

Like the rain when it evaporates

Maybe we'll still come a long way

Where the children play they'll grow

Sometimes it's taking too long

Just to grow myself full grown

I wanna shine on

I hope you shine on

I wanna shine on

I hope you shine on

I wanna shine on

I hope you shine on

I wanna shine on

I hope you shine on

I wanna shine on

I hope you shine on

I wanna shine on

I hope you shine

I wanna shine on