Written by Ken Pattengale/Joey Rand
Intro: Dm / Dm / G / G C Am There's a light that's shining now F C And a calm wind in the pine C Am For the fate of a fearsome travesty Dm Seems to have forgotten me Fmaj7 Seems to have forgotten me C Am If it hasn't learned by now F C Where I've hid so very long C Am I'll come safely out into the silence found Dm In the wake of its passing on Fmaj7 In the wake of its passing on F C Dm G A Spartan smile and westward stare hold a promise in the air F C That's the way they used to find their own way home Dm G By the stars, on their own Dm Fmaj7 By the stars, on their own C Am While I pray for Promised Land F C To replace all I have made C Am Darkness steals the light I bear Dm And the hope of a lifetime fades Fmaj7 The hope of a lifetime fades Bridge: Dm / Dm / G / G / C / C / F / F / Dm / G / C / C C Am In the newfound reverie F C Of quiet peace I found C Am Freedom comes from being unafraid Dm Of the heartache that can plague a man Fmaj7 The heartache that can plague a man F C Dm G A Spartan smile and westward stare hold a promise in the air F C That's the way they used to find their own way home Dm G By the stars, on their own Dm Fmaj7 By the stars, on their own OUTRO: Dm / Dm / G /G / C / C