Hey you kids, bullying the kids down at your school

one of these days you're gonna grow up, be ashamed

who gave you the right to decide who is and who aint cool

who could sit at your table and be on your team and play your games



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let 'em shine, shine like a diamond

give 'em time and you'll fine theres not cover rose

God's light shines for everybody

so get outta His way

nothin grows in shadows



hey fathers, screamin' at your kids from the bleachers

saying "quit actin like a sissy, suck it up and win"

maybe you ought'a stop and think about what you're teaching

yeah you talk about a loser, I dont think it's them



[CHORUS]

let 'em shine, shine like a diamond

give 'em time and you'll fine theres not cover rose

God's light shines for everybody

so get outta His way

nothin grows in shadows



well I aint sayin' I aint been a shadow myself

a dark cloud that rained on somebody else

well I learned a lesson that I need to tell

the doctor that saved my mommas life

helped beat her cancer, made sure she got well

was a kid I went to school with all my life

man I used to give him hell



[CHORUS]

let 'em shine, shine like a diamond

give 'em time and you'll fine theres not cover rose

God's light shines for everybody

so get outta His way

nothin grows in shadows



oh get outta His way

nothin grows in shadows



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