I took an hundred and ten pictures of you
  Put them all around me and wondered
  what to do
  Like a temple in memory,
  a shrine in your name
  To days I don't remember,
  to nights I can't reclaim
  I took a part of my life,
  about eighteen years long
  Pulled it all to pieces and tried to make a song
  With a groove you could dance to, a tune you
  could hum
  I sung to my reflection, looking for the one
  
  Man sees the boy in his eyes
  Boy sees the man, singing:
  
  Shine on
  I thought you were gone
  I thought you gave in
  Deserted me long ago
  Shine on
  You're somebody's son
  You're laughing again
  You're letting the feeling grow
  
  I took a hold of myself. It's not how I planned
  Pulled myself together and acted like a man
  I got a face I must keep up, responsible me
  I keep it on my shoulders for everyone to see
  
  But man sees the boy in his eyes
  Boy sees the man, singing:
  
  Shine on
  I thought you were gone
  I thought you gave in
  Deserted me long ago
  Shine on
  You're somebody's son
  You're laughing again
  You're letting the feeling grow
  
  Letting the feeling grow,
  giving the years back to me
  Letting the whole world know
  that somebody in there loves me
  
  Man sees the boy when he cries
  Boy sees the man clinging on to him
  Man sees the boy in his eyes
  Boy sees the man, singing:
  
  Shine on