Let them shine

I used to wonder why I'd see the dark before the dawn

But deep inside my soul there burns a need to carry on

And I will never walk alone because I will always have my song

Walking down the street I see the children playing there

Reminded me of yesterday when I didn't have a care

When I heard their laughter, you know I had to stop and stare

But there ain't no chaining down a young child's dream

And you can't stop their beating hearts from

Tearing at the seams

When it's time to let 'em shine

You let them shine

She looks around and around, I see her fading there

She longs to touch again, but she don't care

for a moment, and the moment slips back again

And I've found everything I trust in the eyes of little ones

We long to be them

But the years have had their fun

And now all we have is to learn from some mistakes