She stood outside in the pouring rain
Wondering which way
The sunshine had gone,
Maybe she could follow a trail
Grab the light
And bring it back again.
Days had gone to blue and grey
And in the rain
No fun to play
She closed her eyes and wished
For the happy ball of fire
To break through and come back
To her once more.
She called the faeries and asked them all
Had they seen her friend
Through the trees so tall,
No they said and went back to their woods
So she kept moving
Searching high and low.
Maybe it’s here she wondered
Coming across the meadow filled
The colors of her friend echoed
Their sunflower selves,
Have you seen my friend the sun?
They just waved at her instead.
It must be here somewhere
She thought with a sigh,
Sitting on a tree stump
She started to cry,
But she looked in the puddles that lay at her feet,
And just when she thought no hope remained
She saw the light in her eyes and said
I can help the world ,yes, that’s where I begin.
Instead of being sad
She opened her soul
And low and behold
There lying within
Was that bright bit of sun
She had longed for,
She held the treasure but did not know
“You’ve gotta let your soul shine”
To have it to hold
And forever after she spread her light
Upon the world
Sharing her love and light,
Then she knew it was all going to be alright.
Hours on rainy days, friends, and the awesome song “Soul shine”…Warren Haynes version of course.
Lyrics for Soulshine By The Allman Brothers Band
When you can’t find the light,
That got you through the cloudy days,
When the stars ain’t shinin’ bright,
You feel like you’ve lost you’re way,
When those candle lights of home,
Burn so very far away,
Well you got to let your soul shine,
Just like my daddy used to say.
He used to say soulshine,
It’s better than sunshine,
It’s better than moonshine,
Damn sure better than rain.
Hey now people don’t mind,
We all get this way sometime,
Got to let your soul shine, shine till the break of day.
I grew up thinkin’ that I had it made,
Gonna make it on my own.
Life can take the strongest man,
Make him feel so alone.
Now and then I feel a cold wind,
Blowin’ through my achin’ bones,
I think back to what my daddy said,
He said “Boy, in the darkness before the dawn:”
Let your soul shine,
It’s better than sunshine,
It’s better than moonshine,
Damn sure better than rain.
Yeah now people don’t mind,
We all get this way sometimes,
Gotta let your soul shine, shine till the break of day.
Sometimes a man can feel this emptiness,
Like a woman has robbed him of his very soul.
A woman too, God knows, she can feel like this.
And when your world seems cold, you got to let your spirit take control.
Let your soul shine,
It’s better than sunshine,
It’s better than moonshine,
Damn sure better than rain.
Lord now people don’t mind,
We all get this way sometimes,
Gotta let your soul shine, shine till the break of day.
Oh, it’s better than sunshine,
It’s better than moonshine,
Damn sure better than rain.
Yeah now people don’t mind,
We all get this way sometimes,
Gotta let your soul shine, shine till the break of day.
Songwriters: WARREN HAYNES
© Universal Music Publishing Group
For non-commercial use only.
Peace, Love and Patchouli 