Light up, light up the dark And even when you think you're lost Hope is blazing in the night Illuminating So you never go astray Ain't no use livin' in the past As a slave to yesterday All's been said, it's done at last Been faded into grey The road to Hell, I know it well I've been there half my life On a street of dreams, and useless schemes My hopes have been denied But there ain't no use complaining 'Cos it don't do any good It's about time to start reclaiming To take back all that once was mine Light up, light up the dark And even when you think you're lost Hope is blazing in the night Illuminating So you never go astray It's the rising dawn, let the night be gone Gotta wash those blues away Down on heartbreak ridge, fallen off the ledge For a spell I went astray But there ain't no use complaining 'Cos it don't do any good It's about time to start reclaiming To take back all that once was mine Light up, light up the dark And even when you think you're lost Hope is blazing in the night Illuminating So you never go astray Looking back on wasted years Wading through the fallen tears All rivers run into the sea Of new begotten mysteries So breathe Light up, light up the dark And even when you think you're lost Hope is blazing in the night Illuminating So you never go astray