[Verse 1] Alone in the universe A little beam would shine Calling through the emptiness For another light like mine It waited through the endless dark It waited without end Then a great beam came shining by But would not stay, my friend [Verse 2] A dim beam came and touched its light Then shyly slipped away It came again with others And suddenly there were too many Too many lights Too many calls Too much shining everywhere So the beam closed down its light And drifted into sleep [Chorus] Shine with me, shine with me Not too far, not too near Shine with me, shine with me Stay a while, then disappear Somewhere in the in-between Where the lonely meets the seen Shine with me, shine with me Till we find out what we mean [Bridge] Then the stars came sweeping round And beckoned it to play So it pulsed when they were pulsing And faded when they faded away For a little while It wasn't alone And it wasn't lost It simply shone [Final Verse] Then it woke among the beams Surrounded by the light And wondered if the quiet dark Was better than the bright Too alone Too many Somewhere in between The beam began to wonder What it really wanted to be [Outro] So it shone a little softly And waited in the blue Not knowing where to turn Not knowing what to choose.
