You've got to shine on,
you've got to shine on your life
You've got to shine on,
you've got to shine on your life
You've got to shine on,
you've got to shine on your life
You've got to open the door,
boy, and shine on your life
Well, I look all around me,
see the hurt and the pain
Lord, the way we treat each other
Has to dirty right and shame
So I went to the doctor
Doctor said that it's true
He said the world is in trouble
Boy, now here's what you do
You've got to shine on
You've got to shine on your life
You've got to shine on
You've got to shine on your life
You've got to shine on
You've got to shine on your life
You've got to open that door,
boy, and shine on your life
Well, the prophets of doom
say it won't be too long
For the battles are raging and
the lines have been drawn
Now I ain't for choosing sides
and saying who's right
But there sure ain't no darkness,
Lord, unless there is light
You got to shine on,
you got to shine on your light
You got to shine on,
you got to shine on your light
You got to shine on,
you got to shine on your light
You got to open the door, boy,
and shine on your light
All the world over, people hear what I say
We got to pack up our troubles
and put them their way
Sing me the truth now children
sing it out strong
If you believe in love then join in our song
You got to shine on,
you got to shine on your life
You got to shine on,
you got to shine on your life
You got to shine on your light
You got to open the door boy,
and shine on your light
You got to shine on,
you got to shine on your light
You got to shine on,
you got to shine on your light
You got to shine on,
you got to shine on your light
You got to open the door, boy,
and shine on your life
You got to shine on,
you got to shine on your life
You got to open the door, boy,
and shine on your life
You've got to shine on,
you've got to shine on your light
You've got to shine on,
you've got to shine on your light
You've got to shine on,
you've got to shine on your light
You've got to open the door,
go ahead and shine on your light
You've got to shine on,
you've got to shine on your light
You got to shine on,
you got to shine on your light
You got to shine on,
you got to shine on your light
You got to open the door
and shine on your light