I took an hundred and ten pictures of you

Put them all around me and wondered

what to do

Like a temple in memory,

a shrine in your name

To days I don't remember,

to nights I can't reclaim

I took a part of my life,

about eighteen years long

Pulled it all to pieces and tried to make a song

With a groove you could dance to, a tune you

could hum

I sung to my reflection, looking for the one



Man sees the boy in his eyes

Boy sees the man, singing:



Shine on

I thought you were gone

I thought you gave in

Deserted me long ago

Shine on

You're somebody's son

You're laughing again

You're letting the feeling grow



I took a hold of myself. It's not how I planned

Pulled myself together and acted like a man

I got a face I must keep up, responsible me

I keep it on my shoulders for everyone to see



But man sees the boy in his eyes

Boy sees the man, singing:



Shine on

I thought you were gone

I thought you gave in

Deserted me long ago

Shine on

You're somebody's son

You're laughing again

You're letting the feeling grow



Letting the feeling grow,

giving the years back to me

Letting the whole world know

that somebody in there loves me



Man sees the boy when he cries

Boy sees the man clinging on to him

Man sees the boy in his eyes

Boy sees the man, singing:



Shine on