Words and Music By: Angela Lang Vocals and acoustic guitar: Angela Lang

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This song is about my nephew Christopher. He was born with a rare genetic disorder and was presumed by doctors to only live 3 months at the most. The fighter he was, he lived to the age of 7 and touched many lives with his smile and appreciation for things that most of us take for granted. I wanted to write a song that expresses not so much about his struggles, but the way I remember him.

I recall the first time that I saw you laugh.
The wonder in those eyes.
Drops of rain splashed in time against the window glass.
You marveled the design.
Those who sympathized couldn't see beyond
the burdens you were dealt.
Those who loved you realized and thrived upon
each moment when they felt...

You shine
Ill notions swept away
settled to another day.
The world became a brighter place
everytime you shined.

Flipping through old photographs, there's a face I see.
I don't turn the page.
I surrender to the past, let my mind go free
as memories engage.
Here we are again, twirling around the room as
the music fills the place.
Every now and then when the world is dark and gloom,
I remember your sweet face

and how you Shined...
I'll notions swept away
settle to another day.
The world becomes a brighter place
when I remember the times..
You shined.

Ooooh
oooooh
Many tears cried
as we cast our goodbyes.
Watched them subside in that
November sky.
But as time goes by, we still
see how bright... You shine.