In a lonely all night diner on a rainy city street 
A girl eats at the counter with a suitcase at her feet 
And the waitress looks her over and she knows that she can't pay 
So when the girl slips out the door she looks the other way 
There's a small light in the dark night human kindness deep inside us 
If you see it in somebody's eyes there's no reason to be so surprised 
Let it shine on it's only the light of the world 
In an empty 
Greyhound station an old man stands alone 
He counts out all his money to buy a ticket home 
And the agent says he's got enough and puts the money in the drawer 
Then he reaches in his pocket and puts in a dollar more 
There's a small light... [ guitar ] 
On a dark deserted highway a boy holds out his thumb 
Two headlights they light up his face as he turns his collar up 
And the trucker he goes right on by as the snow starts comin' down 
But then five miles on down the road he stops and turns around 
Let it shine on let it shine on let it shine on 
There's a small light... 
There's a small light... [ fiddle ]