It's Not The Spotlight Lyrics - Manhattan Transfer

If I ever feel the light again shinin' down on me 

I don't have to tell you how welcome it will be 

I felt the light before but I let it slip away 

I still keep on believin' it'll come back someday 

It's not the spotlight, it ain't the candlelight 

And it ain't the streetlight of some old street of dreams 

It ain't the moonlight or not even the sunlight 

But I've seen it shinin' in your eyes and you know what I mean 

Sometimes I try to tell myself, you know the light was never real 

A fantasy that used to be the way I used to feel 

But you and I know better now, even though it's been so long 

If your memory really serves you well, you'd never tell me I'm wrong 

It's not the spotlight and it ain't the candlelight 

And it ain't the streetlight of some old street of dreams, no no 

It ain't the moonlight or not even the sunlight 

But I've seen it shinin' in your eyes and you know what I mean 

If I ever feel the light again, you know things will have to change 

Names and faces, homes and places will have to be re-arranged 

And you can help me come about, if you're ever so inclined 

Ain't no rhyme or reason why a woman can't change her mind 

It's not the spotlight and it ain't the candlelight 

And it ain't the streetlight of some old street of dreams, no no 

It ain't the moonlight or not even the sunlight 

But I've seen it shinin' in your eyes and you know what I mean 

It's not the spotlight and it ain't the candlelight 

And it ain't the streetlight of some old street of dreams, no no 

It ain't the moonlight or not even the sunlight 

But I've seen it shinin' in your eyes and you know what I mean