Shafts of sunlight Stealing in my room Through the window-pane Look like spotlight Pointing out the gloom And despair that it contains But I would not Shut out the sunlight For darkness is no friend Shafts of moonlight Lighting up the floor Bearly all bare boards Few pieces of carpet And nothing more All I can afford But I would not Shut out the moonlight For darkness is no friend It's so easy to shut your eyes To block out the things that you despise Just as easy for the dark of night To blot out thedaylight things that aren't right It's so easy to shut your eyes To block out the things that you despise Just as easy for the dark of night To blot out the daylight things that aren't right Shafts of sunlight Stealing in my room Through the window-pane Look like spotlight Pointing out the gloom And despair that it contains But I would not Shut out the sunlight For darkness is no friend