By T. Jans and J. Barry



SHINE IT ON, MY MAN, FORGET YOUR TROUBLES IF YOU CAN,

I'LL HOLD YOU 'TILL THE DAWN, SHINE IT ON, SHINE IT ON

YOU'VE BEEN TOO LONG ON THE ROAD AND YOU'RE READY TO EXPLODE,

COME AND LIGHTEN UP YOUR LOAD, SHINE IT ON



WE HAD LOVE AND NOT MUCH MORE BUT DREAMS JUST FOR FREE

WE SURE GOT LOST THERE, DAD AND MOM AND ME

HE'D LET ME STEER ON STRAIGHT A WAYS AS WE DROVE FROM TOWN TO TOWN,

WE KNEW THAT DADDY'S GYPSY BLOOD WOULDN'T LET HIM SETTLE DOWN



THERE WERE TIMES HE'D SIT RIGHT DOWN, JUST PLAIN HANG HIS HEAD

BUT HE'D ALWAYS LIFT IT UP AND SMILE WHENEVER MAMA SAID,

SHINE IT ON, MY MAN, FORGET YOUR TROUBLES IF YOU CAN,

I'LL HOLD YOU 'TILL THE DAWN, SHINE IT ON, SHINE IT ON

YOU'VE BEEN TOO LONG ON THE ROAD AND YOU'RE READY TO EXPLODE,



PAPA'S GONE, BUT LORD, HIS BLOOD IS RUNNING THROUGH MY VEINS

MAMA'S GONE TO FIND HIM, SO SHE CAN'T EASE MY PAIN

ANOTHER WOMAN HOLDS ME NOW, IN A DIFFERENT WAY

NOW I KNOW WHY PAPA SMILED, WHEN HE HEARD MAMA SAY