Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Malvina Reynolds
Canonical path: /malvina-reynolds/turn-on-the-sun
Related lyric paths: 6
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Turn On the Sun
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Turn On the Sun
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Chorus:
Turn out your house light,
Turn out your house light,
Turn on the sun.
Turn out your house light,
Turn on the sun,
When you burn your light
You tear the mountain down.
Turn on the sun.
(Chorus)
House lights and air fans,
Building lights run,
They strip-mine the coal
And tear the mountain down.
Turn on the sun.
(Chorus)
Light where we need light,
No light to waste,
Light in the dark street,
Sun on your face,
Turn on the sun.
(Chorus)
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Malvina Reynolds performs "Turn On the Sun", and this lyric page sits inside the Malvina Reynolds catalog on LyroVerse.
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