Intro: Verso 1: I saw the light, I saw the light Now ain't that funny? I saw the light, I saw the light And man it got me, got me to thinking The way of the righteous, that's a lie One more myth to keep you down until you die You make your bed, you lie in it Don't everybody? You make your bed cause in the end We all need somebody But there'll come a day Out of the shadows we will shine Every man a king in his own right Ponte: There'll come a day Turn our troubles into diamonds I saw the light, I saw the light I saw the light And it ain't no use holding back the truth Like holding back the ocean with your hands Oh I saw the light, I saw the light I saw the light and now I understand Verso 2: I saw the light, I saw the light And I tell you something You gotta fight, you gotta fight If you do just one thing Oh we may be no-one Picking the locks on the doors of power But brother you and me We're the mothers of invention Ponte: We may be no-one But we be nimble, we be quick You and me We're the birth of imagination And it ain't no use holding back the truth Like holding back the ocean with your hands Oh I saw the light, I saw the light I saw the light and now I understand Outro Now I understand