Light the World Tonight

[Verse 1] A single candle in a window frame, one hand shaking, striking one small flame. Down the frozen street another glows, then the whole block burns against the cold. [Pre-Chorus] Pass it hand to hand, no words to say, watch the dark give up its ground tonight. [Chorus] Light the world tonight, let it carry over every wall we built. Light the world tonight, one small fire and the whole sky answers back. From the loneliest room to the crowded square, let there be no corner we won't share — light the world, light the world tonight. [Verse 2] Somebody's mother left the porch lamp on, still waiting up for someone long since gone. And a stranger stops to stand beneath that shine — two lost travelers, one borrowed line of light. [Pre-Chorus] Give it all away, it only grows, every flame you spend comes back tonight. [Chorus] Light the world tonight, let it carry over every wall we built. Light the world tonight, one small fire and the whole sky answers back. From the loneliest room to the crowded square, let there be no corner we won't share — light the world, light the world tonight. [Bridge] [soft] We were told the winter always wins, that a single hand can't hold the dark back in. [build-up] But look — the hills are burning gold, a thousand kitchen windows, young and old, [belted] and no one told the night it couldn't fall — we just refused to let it take us all. [Chorus] [loud] Light the world tonight, let it carry over every wall we built. Light the world tonight, one small fire and the whole sky answers back. From the loneliest room to the crowded square, let there be no corner we won't share — light the world, light the world tonight. [Outro] [whispered] Hold your candle high, don't let it go. [belted] Light the world — and watch the morning know.