Shine A Little Light

Too late to cry
And walk in by
I’m sorry but I’ve gotta go
Oh mother I will phone
With your facial contortions
And your evil proportions
I think I’d be better off alone

Music sweet music drifts down the street
With your head beneath the blankets
You’d never know
Laying beside you is another desperate brother
He got no better place to go

Through the long nights that followed
Heartache and hollow
Kicking off a dead man’s shoes
These soft white sheets are dirty
I gotta eradicate every last trace of you

He's a monkey turning tricks
A dancer for tips
He’ll show you everything for the right kind of dough
In walks my lady
Thank you God you gave me
We'll be apart for so long
Let it grow
Oh oh

Through the long nights that followed
Heartache and hollow
A smack in the mouth would change your tune
These soft white sheets are dirty
You know I’ve got to fumigate this room

Shine a little light
Shine a little light
On your soul
Shine a little light
On your soul
Shine a little
Shine a little light
Shine a little
Shine a little light
On your soul
Shine a little light

Hunted, cheated, battered and bleeding
What did I ever do to you ?

Shine a little light
On your soul
Shine a little light
Shine a little light
On your soul
Shine a little light
No lizard, no vulture
No two-headed beast of folklore
Ever had the gall to sing solo
Nothing else cuts.. quite... like... a... knife
Shine a little light

Lyrics by:
Squire

Available on:
Time Changes Everything (3.43)

Details:
Shine A Little Light borrows from the melody of 'Shine A Light' by Spiritualized.

This is perhaps the best track on the album for me, the highlight being the sublime guitar work at 1.22 - 1.38.

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