CHORUS:    Shine your light against the dark    Stand upright and make your mark    Do your best wherever you may be    And shine your light for me    -------    Long ago when I was just    A boy of tender years    My father told me life's a road    Paved with joy and tears    And as you travel you must choose    Between what's right and wrong    Remember sin is giving in    For Heaven's sake be strong    -------    REPEAT CHORUS:    -------   As I grew beyond my teens    The world began to press    My father's words began to fade    Lost to selfishness    And after years of walking down    The wrong side of the track    One night I cried and deep inside    My father's words came back    -------    REPEAT CHORUS:    -------   My father said that kindness is    The light of God in man    So I was told to shine like gold    On everyone I can    I changed my ways and did my best    To right the wrong I'd done    I settled down and in a year    God blessed us with a son    Now he's barely nine years old    A learner on life's way    He wonders why a day goes by    He doesn't hear me say    -------    REPEAT CHORUS:    ---------   Do your best wherever you may be    And shine your light    Shine your light    Do your best wherever you may be    And shine your light for me