Shine

SHINE
© 2009Joel Mabus

Way down yonder -- down in the cotton patch
Bottom land -- where mosquitoes hatch
A lightening bug was cutting a rug
Dancing all around like a drunk with a jug
Say Hey - little firefly
Don't you have better fish to fry
He said to me, wherever I be
I got to let my little light shine

Chorus:
Shine - the little light you got
Shine - into the night you got
To take off the lid, I'm telling you kid
What's the use of glowing if you're keeping it hid
Shine - and make a night of it
Shine - don't be fighting it
Turn it around - love can be found
But you got to let your little light shine

One rainy night down in New Orleans
Jackson Square, by the river bend
A man with a drum was makin' it hum
Beatin out a rhythm till his fingers were numb
Say hey - nobody's listening
Call it a day - why don't you pack it in
He said to me, wherever I be
I got to let my little light shine
[chorus]

You're all alone - and you're feeling blue
No one seems to understand what you do
You're singing your part alone in the dark
Don't you know that everything starts with a spark
Shine - like a chandelier
Shine - light it up in here
Let 'em all see -- Wherever you be
You got to let your little light shine
[chorus]