When you walk into the edge of those Dark and lonely woods And when I ask "How was your day?" You answer "Not so good" And when nothing seems to be working out Quite the way it should I will shine the light When the skies up above you fill With gray and stormy clouds And there's not a single face you know In the maddening crowd When you know that you will make your way But you just can't see how I will shine the light I will shine the light I will shine the light I will hold you in my arms Until everything's alright I will shine the light And when your worries, they won't let you sleep And rob you of your days And you've looked in all directions but you Still can't find your way Or when you just need someone to remind You that it's all gonna be okay I will shine the light I will shine the light I will shine the light When you're staring down your demons Waiting in your darkest night I will shine the light Sometimes we jump into the great unknown Some roads we're on, we'll have to walk alone But waiting there in the end Is a heart that calls you a friend That's me clapping the loudest, welcoming you home So when your heart is heavy like a stone From carrying it's load And you look into the mirror and see Someone you don't know Or when the shadows are closing in on you Like a hand around your throat I will shine the light I will shine the light When you've given into your fear When you've lost your will to fight Let me know that I can do Let me try to make it right And I will shine the light I will shine the light

Oh, what can you do? Oh, what does it prove love, love? New love comes so, what can you do? When you're searching in the dark It doesn't matter if you're blind, does it? Can't you see that even lightning's just a spark? But it's so enlightening when you need to shine the light on me Oh, what can you do, love? Oh, if only we knew Oh, what does it prove, love? New love comes, so what can you do? My hands are colder when you're gone It makes it hard to play the notes I write to warm your mind But nothing's colder than a song That's never played in a pile of papers left behind Only God can know how the story's told Over and over again But we don't need to know why the flowers grow Let's just be happy they can When you're searching in the dark It doesn't matter if you're blind, does it? Can't you see that even lightning's just a spark? But it's so enlightening when you need to shine the light on me Oh, what can we do? Oh, what can we do? Shine the light on me Oh, what can we do? Shine the light on me Oh, what can we do? Oh, what can we do? Shine the light on me Oh, what can we do? Shine the light on me Oh, what can we do? Shine the light on me Oh, what can we do? (Yeah)

Like Elvis, like everyone We all die, we all live on in photos And paperbacks, if we're lucky We're coming back Mother Mary over, over Mother Mary over, over me We notice We understand We throw out all we can We're on the market We're up on racks If we're really lucky We're coming back Mother Mary over, over Mother Mary over me Like Elvis, like everyone We all die, we all live on in photos And paperbacks, if we're lucky We're coming back I would never decide I would never decide Mother Mary over, over Mother Mary over, over Mother Mary over, over Mother Mary over, over me

I'm sorry, but you story isn't adding up Think your religion is a lie to keep my mouth shut So I won't testify to crime you're keeping score of Why don't you throw me to the wolves I thought you were one? You were standing there like an angry god Counting out my sins just to cross them off Saying that my tongue was too loud to trust And that my blood couldn't keep you My dear, you're not so innocent You're fooling Heaven's gates So you won't have to change You're no saint, you're no saint, yeah Your revelations don't look nothing like the pictures You read between the lines and don't stick to the scriptures You only follow rules if other follow with you That doesn't sound too holy, only playing victim You were standing there like an angry god Counting out my sins just to cross them off Saying that my tongue was too loud to trust And that my blood couldn't keep you My dear, you're not so innocent You're fooling Heaven's gates So you won't have to change You're no saint, you're no saint, yeah So keep your judgment for someone else, I've had enough And keep your judgment for someone else, I've had enough So keep your judgment for someone else, I've had enough And keep your judgment for someone else, I've had enough My dear, you're not so innocent You're fooling Heaven's gates So you won't have to change You're no saint, you're no saint, yeah