Shed A Little Light (Album Version)-James Taylor

[00:06.39]Let us turn our thoughts today [00:10.20]To martin luther king [00:13.01] [00:14.19]And recognize that there are ties between us [00:18.68]All men and women [00:22.61]Living on the earth [00:25.48] [00:26.67]Ties of hope and love [00:29.60] [00:30.41]Sister and brotherhood [00:33.53] [00:35.53]That we are bound together [00:39.03]In our desire to see the world become [00:42.83] [00:43.33]A place in which our children [00:46.64]Can grow free and strong [00:50.88] [00:52.63]We are bound together [00:55.63] [00:56.18]By the task that stands before us [00:59.93]And the road that lies ahead [01:03.36]We are bound and we are bound [01:08.54] [01:11.91]There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist [01:14.84] [01:17.40]There is a hunger in the center of the chest [01:21.33] [01:23.08]There is a passage through the darkness and the mist [01:26.95] [01:28.70]And though the body sleeps the heart will never rest [01:32.74] [01:33.68]Shed a little light, oh lord [01:37.98]So that we can see [01:39.86]Just a little light, oh lord [01:44.99] [01:46.18]Wanna stand it on up [01:48.11] [01:48.79]Stand it on up, oh lord [01:54.61]Wanna walk it on down [01:56.86]Shed a little light, oh lord [01:59.78] [02:01.47]Cant get no light from the dollar bill [02:05.52] [02:07.45]Dont give me no light from a tv screen [02:12.22] [02:12.78]When I open my eyes [02:14.59]I wanna drink my fill [02:16.02] [02:17.46]From the well on the hill [02:19.70]you know what I mean? [02:22.82]Shed a little light, oh lord [02:27.01] [02:27.88]So that we can see [02:29.50] [02:30.93]Just a little light, oh lord [02:35.68] [02:36.50]Wanna stand it on up [02:39.55]Stand it on up, oh lord [02:44.46] [02:45.34]Wanna walk it on down [02:47.40]Shed a little light, oh lord [02:52.36] [03:00.84]There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist [03:04.02] [03:06.20]There is a hunger in the center of the chest [03:09.76] [03:11.82]There is a passage through the darkness and the mist [03:16.30] [03:17.24]And though the body sleeps the heart will never rest [03:21.48] [03:22.16]Oh, let us turn our thoughts today [03:24.47] [03:25.10]To martin luther king [03:28.28] [03:29.09]And recognize that there are ties between us [03:33.21] [03:34.08]All men and women [03:37.20] [03:38.14]Living on the earth [03:41.20] [03:42.25]Ties of hope and love [03:45.00] [03:46.56]Sister and brotherhood [03:52.24]