Try to bring me down
 But I will not allow
 Anyone to succeed
 Hanging clouds over me
 And they can try hard to make me feel
 That I don't matter at all
 But I refuse to falter
 In what I believe
 Or lose faith in my dreams

 CHORUS:
 'Cause there's a light in me
 That shines brightly
 They can try
 But they can't take that away from me
 From me

 They can do anything they want to you
 lf you let them in
 But they won't ever win
 If you cling to your pride
 And just push them aside
 See
 I have learned there's an inner peace I own
 Something in my soul
 That they cannot possess
 So I won't be afraid
 And darkness will fade

 'Cause there's a light in me
 That shines brightly
 They can try
 But they can't take that away from me

 No
 They can't take this
 Precious love
 l'll always have inside me
 Certainly the Lord will guide me
 Where I need to go

 They can say anything they want to say
 Try to break me down
 But 1 won't face the ground
 I will rise steadily
 Sailing out of their reach

 Oh Lord
 They do try hard to make me feel
 That I don't matter at all
 But I refuse to falter
 In what I believe
 Or lose faith in my dreams

 'Cause there's a light in me that shines brightly
 They can try
 But they can't take that away from me
 From me