Chris De Burgh — Shine On

Shine on, brighter than the sun Live for every moment, before the moment's gone We shine on you and me tonight Way across the universe, burning like a fire in the night; I was looking at a photograph Taken in a garden long before the war And out on the lawn There were old men and dogs and little children All of them gone forever; There were people by the waterside Standing in the same place where I am today; Nothing has changed - but you know That time is moving like a river It can only be love forever; We shine on, brighter than the sun Live for every moment, before the moment's gone We shine on, you and me tonight Way across the universe Burning like a fire in the night; There are those who can never cross The space between a father and a son When they are young We must say all the words that should be spoken Before they are lost forever; And I was looking at a photograph Taken from a window way above the world We've got to learn We must leave here a garden for our children When we are gone forever; We shine on, brighter than the sun Live for every moment, before the moment's gone We shine on, you and me tonight Way across the universe Burning like a fire in the night; Leave here a garden Leave here a new world Shine on