Shining Through
Words and
Music Copyright
James M. "Dago" Marchellino - December 20, 2001
Verse 1
You have to play the hand you're dealt,
You decide which cards you keep
You find out that the bed you make
Is the place you have to sleep
Bridges burned and lessons learned
In the things you leave behind
You end up wise beyond your years,
But old before your time
And you might not like the things you have to do-
But when the chips are down they always count on you
(Chorus)
And you're shining through...
And you're tried and true...
'Cause you've paid your due...
And now you're shining through...
Verse 2
Sometimes in our lifetimes
Someone special comes along,
Standing tall above the crowd
They can tell the right from wrong.
And if they make a sacrifice
It's a heavy price they pay-
They give their freedom or their lives
So we can live another day
And they might not be here with us any more
But the way we live is a thing worth fighting for...
(Chorus)
And they're shining through
And they're tried and true
And they've paid their due
And they come shining through
Verse 3
Some folks might forget
We still have heroes in this age
Who risk it all to stand or fall
To the ground or to a cage.
And others like to think
That we're just living out of time-
I shake my head in wonder
At their empty little lives.
If they were here today they'd do it all again-
And they're always out there with us in the wind...
(Chorus)
And they're shining through
And they're tried and true
And they've paid their due
And now they're shining through
Bridge:
And we miss 'em every day..
Years from now we'll still look back and say________
Outro:
That you're shining through
And your hearts were true
We'll remember you (yeah we'll remember you)
And you're still shining through...
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