This little light of mine
I'm gunna let it shine
Out on the street, in the rain in the heat
When Ray plays his harp in the key of red wine.
Ain't seen a dime all day, so I play what the kids wanna hear
While I spange on broadway

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Shine, let it shine
Even if it burns your eyes
This light of mine is mighty
And I'm gunna let it shine.

Even in the dark
I'm gunna let it shine
Fine on the end like a holy roman candle
From the hand of a kid dressed in black
Gunna have t' get your act together
Get off yer banner, and figure out your genre
But none of ya'll found it

Just..
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Everywhere I go
I'm gunna let it shine
Ride on a bike from a marked place to Pike
Black hills of South Dakota, banks of Nova Scotia
This land is my land, it's your land too
try t' hold it in your hand, and the sand falls through

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God gave it to me and you
I'm gunna let it shine
Are we gunna get along, or are we gunna get it on
Everybody's wrong, but who's side is he on
Holy war, what's the score, it doesn't matter anymore
mirrors in the bathtub cause Jesus needs a good scrub

Until he shines
Even if it burns your eyes
This light of mine is mighty
And I'm gunna let it shine.

This little light of mine
I'm gunna let it shine
Listen to the music, I heard my friend say
'If you can't save the world, you better try t' change it.'
Maybe use the government, war in middle Asia
Maybe it's you and me my friend

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