[Verse 1]
Do you empower me?
Or just hold me back from the truth?
Do you make me wiser?
Do you make me wise, just like you?
Am I free to roam?
Or will I always be following you around?
Have I lost who I was?
Oh, maybe I never even knew

[Chorus]
Go, shine the light on
Shine the light on the youth
Don't deny them
Soon they'll be living here and not you

[Verse 2]
When I grow older
Will I be bored, just like you?
Will I give a cold shoulder?
Will I feel broken and used?

[Chorus]
Go, shine the light on
Shine the light on the youth
Don't deny them
Soon they'll be living here and not you
[Bridge]
Shine the light on
Shine the light on the youth
Shine the light on
Shine the light on the truth
Shine the light on
Shine the light on the youth
Shine the light on
Shine the light on the truth

[Chorus]
Oh, shine the light on
Shine the light on the youth
No, no, no!
Don't deny them
Soon they'll be living here and not you