Roger Alan Wade - The light outlives the star

^CThere are stars so distant ^FThe light that left 'em ages ago just came into

^Cview ^G7That twinkling we're seeing now May

^Fbe from a star that burned out ages a- ^Cgo

^G7When I was ^Cyoung like you Oh and that's the

^Fway That's the way our

^Cpeople are They ain't

^G7gone long as they shine on ^CIn our hearts And just so we

^Fknow Right where they

^Care ^G7God lets the light outlive the

^Cstar The stars we see in the sky at night

^FAre there all day but they're lost in the sunlight ^CWithout darkness, stars cannot shine

^G7As without sorrow, joy would be be- ^Cnign Oh and that's the

^Fway That's the way our

^Cpeople are They ain't

^G7gone long as they shine on ^CIn our hearts And just so we

^Fknow They ain't gone a-

^Cway too far ^G7God lets the light outlive the

^Cstar (no singing) F |F |C |C G7 |G7 |C |C |

^C'Cause there are stars so distant ^FThe light that left 'em ages ago just came

^Cinto view ^G7That twinkling we're seeing now May be from a

^Fstar that burned out ^Cages ago

^G7When I was young like ^Cyou Oh and that's the

^Fway That's the way our

^Cpeople are He ain't

^G7gone long as he shines on ^CAnd on in our hearts And just so we

^Fknow Brother right where you

^Care ^G7God lets the light outlive the

^Cstar ^G7That's why God lets the light outlive the