Laying flat on our backs 
Picking our favorite stars 
We try shining back from this roof of ours 
But after a while you say it seems pretty far 
I think you forgot how bright you are 

Shine shimmer and you shine 

It's been one hell of a year 
The sky is battered and bruised 
But I'm still hanging on all because of you 
'Cause you held up the sun 
The world needs you now more than you'll ever know 

Shine shimmer and you shine 
Shimmer and you shine 
The northern pines and our teenage sky is still in your 
eyes 

When we're eighty years old 
And you can't see a thing 
You must not forget how much light you bring 

Shine shimmer and you shine 
Brightly you will shine 
Shine shimmer and you shine