Soul Shine

When you can't find the light
That got you through a cloudy day
When the stars ain't shinin' bright
You feel like you lost your way
When the candle light of home
Burns so very far away
Well you gotta let your soul shine
Just like my mamma used to say

She used to say soulshine
It's better than sunshine
It's better than moonshine
Damn sure better than rain
And if the people don't mind
We all feel this way sometimes
You gotta let your soul shine
Shine through the break of day

Growin' up, I thought I had it made
I could make it on my own
But life can take the strongest man
Make him feel so all alone
Now sometimes I feel the cold wind
Blowin' through my aching bones
I think back to what my daddy said
He said, "Girl, it's the darkest before the dawn"

Let your soul shine
It's better than sunshine
It's better than moonshine
Damn sure better than rain
And if the people don't mind
We all feel this way sometimes
You gotta let your soul shine
Shine through the break of day

Sometimes a man can feel this emptiness
Like a woman has shot down to his very soul
And a woman too, God knows, she can feel like this
And when the world seems cold
You got to let your spirit take control

You gotta let your soul shine
It's better than sunshine
It's better than moonshine
Damn sure better than rain
And if the people don't mind
We all feel this way sometimes
You gotta let your soul shine
Shine through the break of day
You gotta let your soul shine
Shine through the break of day