Shine on My Way

[Verse 1]  
Morning breaks, the world is humming low,  
I hear a choir in the city’s flow.  
Trumpets calling where the rivers meet,  
Lift my spirit, set fire in my feet.
[Pre-Chorus]  
Oh, I once was weary, walking in the rain,  
But I found my freedom singing through the pain.
[Chorus]  
Shine on my way, let the rhythm guide me home,  
Turn night to day, in the melody I’ve known.  
Sing it soft, sing it true, let the joy come shining through,  
Shine on my way, oh Lord, shine on my way.
[Verse 2]  
Voices rising, sweet and pure they climb,  
Hands are clapping just to keep the time.  
Every heartbeat’s dancing with the song,  
Feels like the place where I’ve belonged all along.
[Pre-Chorus]  
When the shadows whisper, trying to take my song,  
The sound of love reminds me I am strong.
[Chorus]  
Shine on my way, let the rhythm guide me home,  
Turn night to day, in the melody I’ve known.  
Sing it soft, sing it true, let the joy come shining through,  
Shine on my way, oh Lord, shine on my way.
[Bridge – Jazz/Gospel Improv Section]  
Call: “Can you feel it?”  
Response: “Yes, I feel it deep inside!”  
Call: “Does it heal ya?”  
Response: “Oh, it lifts me like the tide!”  
Piano runs like laughter, horns keep the faith,  
Voices together, every chain will break.
[Breakdown / Soul Groove]  
Mmm, let my heart keep swinging,  
Every note’s a prayer I’m singing.  
Hold me close in the music’s flame,  
Joy and sorrow, they’re one and the same.
[Final Chorus]  
Shine on my way, let the rhythm guide me home,  
Turn night to day, in the melody I’ve known.  
Sing it soft, sing it true, let the joy come shining through,  
Shine on my way, oh Lord, shine on my way.
[Outro – Smooth Fade]  
Shine on, shine on,  
Through the night until the dawn…  
Shine on my way.

A soulful blend of gospel warmth and jazz joy, mixing heartfelt vocals with New Orleans groove.