SHINE SILENTLY

Original Nils Lofgren version

Just another room, just another town
Same old crazy people hanging around, still you shine silently

Staring into space, coming down alone
Feel like packing all my bags and running home where you shine silently

Shine silently, I don't need no light in the darkness
Shine silently, (oooh) no I won't get lost while your love shines
Shines on me, shines on me

People at the door, people on the phone
Same old story, no time on my own, still shine silently

Nothing left to say, nothing left to prove
When it's said and done there's nothing left but you babe shining silently

Shine silently, I don't need no light in the darkness
Shine silently, (oooh) no I won't get lost while your loves shines
Shines on me, shines on me

Da da da da
Da da da, da, da
Da da da da da da
Da da da, da da
[fades out]

Info

SHINE SILENTLY is a song written by Nils Lofgren and Dick Wagner and originally released by Lofgren on his 1979 album Nils. The above lyrics are for the original Nils Lofgren version of SHINE SILENTLY as released in 1979.

Nils Lofgren -- Nils

LP - A&M (SP-4756) - USA, 1979
MC - A&M (CS-4756) - USA, 1979

Bruce Springsteen's Version

Bruce Springsteen performed SHINE SILENTLY live a few times between 2000 and 2003, always off-tour and always with Nils Lofgren on vocals and him playing guitar only. See the live 17 Dec 2000 version for more details.

Credits

Thanks Dick Wagner for the correction.

Available Versions

List of available versions of SHINE SILENTLY on this website:

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