Shed A Little Light Lyrics - James Taylor

Let us turn our thoughts today 

To martin luther king 

And recognize that there are ties between us 

All men and women 

Living on the earth 

Ties of hope and love 

Sister and brotherhood 

That we are bound together 

In our desire to see the world become 

A place in which our children 

Can grow free and strong 

We are bound together 

By the task that stands before us 

And the road that lies ahead 

We are bound and we are bound 

There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist 

There is a hunger in the center of the chest 

There is a passage through the darkness and the mist 

And though the body sleeps the heart will never rest 

(chorus) 

Shed a little light, oh lord 

So that we can see 

Just a little light, oh lord 

Wanna stand it on up 

Stand it on up, oh lord 

Wanna walk it on down 

Shed a little light, oh lord 

Can't get no light from the dollar bill 

Don't give me no light from a tv screen 

When I open my eyes 

I wanna drink my fill 

From the well on the hill 

(do you know what I mean? ) 

- chorus - 

There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist 

There is a hunger in the center of the chest 

There is a passage through the darkness and the mist 

And though the body sleeps the heart will never rest 

Oh, let us turn our thoughts today 

To martin luther king 

And recognize that there are ties between us 

All men and women 

Living on the earth 

Ties of hope and love 

Sister and brotherhood