CHORUS: 

Shine your light against the dark 

Stand upright and make your mark 

Do your best wherever you may be 

And shine your light for me 

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Long ago when I was just 

A boy of tender years 

My father told me life's a road 

Paved with joy and tears 

And as you travel you must choose 

Between what's right and wrong 

Remember sin is giving in 

For Heaven's sake be strong 

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REPEAT CHORUS: 

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As I grew beyond my teens 

The world began to press 

My father's words began to fade 

Lost to selfishness 

And after years of walking down 

The wrong side of the track 

One night I cried and deep inside 

My father's words came back 

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REPEAT CHORUS: 

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My father said that kindness is 

The light of God in man 

So I was told to shine like gold 

On everyone I can 

I changed my ways and did my best 

To right the wrong I'd done 

I settled down and in a year 

God blessed us with a son 

Now he's barely nine years old 

A learner on life's way 

He wonders why a day goes by 

He doesn't hear me say 

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REPEAT CHORUS: 

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Do your best wherever you may be 

And shine your light 

Shine your light 

Do your best wherever you may be 

And shine your light for me