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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Chris de Burgh
Vocals
Rupert Hine
Keyboards
John Giblin
Bass Guitar
Danny McBride
Electric Guitar
Geoffrey Richardson
Viola
Tim Sanders
Saxophone
Michael Witzel
Percussion
Miriam Stockley
Vocals
Linda Taylor
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chris de Burgh
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rupert Hine
Producer
Stephen W. Tayler
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
Shine on, brighter than the sun
Live for every moment, before the moment's gone
We shine on you and me tonight
Way across the universe, burning like a fire in the night;
I was looking at a photograph
Taken in a garden long before the war
And out on the lawn
There were old men and dogs and little children
All of them gone forever;
There were people by the waterside
Standing in the same place where I am today;
Nothing has changed - but you know
That time is moving like a river
It can only be love forever;
We shine on, brighter than the sun
Live for every moment, before the moment's gone
We shine on, you and me tonight
Way across the universe
Burning like a fire in the night;
There are those who can never cross
The space between a father and a son
When they are young
We must say all the words that should be spoken
Before they are lost forever;
And I was looking at a photograph
Taken from a window way above the world
We've got to learn
We must leave here a garden for our children
When we are gone forever;
We shine on, brighter than the sun
Live for every moment, before the moment's gone
We shine on, you and me tonight
Way across the universe
Burning like a fire in the night;
Leave here a garden
Leave here a new world
Shine on
Written by: Chris de Burgh