Labelled a fool while still at school, even before he was ten
Given a chance to show that monkeys can dance, well nothing is different from then
When asked the way he had nothing to say except for what he'd been told
And it took him years to overcome his fears and learn from the lessons of old
He gonna shine on
He gonna shine on
Then he gonna blow
He gonna blow like the breeze
He gonna blow
He gonna blow like the breeze
Well along came a man he said "yes you can
Well there's something here right up your street
But watch what you say or they might take it away, well remember there ain't no defeat
Well you gotta need and you gotta believe it'll have to be true you might fade
Overcome your pain again or again or you'll suffer the suicide blade"
You gonna shine on
You gonna shine on
Then you gonna blow
You gonna blow like the breeze
You gonna blow
You gonna blow like the breeze
Well he listened and thought on lessons self taught, he stood with his back to the wall
And he thought why should I stumble and die when I could have it all
Well I've finally found my own piece of ground and I know it's taken a while
Now I gotta break free the fighter in me, I'm near to the top of the pile
I'm gonna shine on
I'm gonna shine on
Then I'm gonna blow
I'm gonna blow like the breeze
I'm gonna blow
I'm gonna blow like the breeze
I'm gonna shine on
I'm gonna shine on
Then I'm gonna blow
I'm gonna blow like the breeze
I'm gonna blow
I'm gonna blow like the breeze