When He Shines - Mary Hopkin

This man’s a child, this man is old

Sometimes he’s mild, sometimes he’s bold

This man I love sometimes in spite

Of wishing he’d stick to his guns

Or abandon the fight

But when he shines, oh when he shines

When he shines, he shines so bright

Sometimes a tramp, sometimes a dude

He changes color just like a chameleon

Can sense the mood

This man’s a tune, it’s not easy to write

This man’s a moon in the morning and the sun out at night

But when he shines, oh when he shines

When he shines, he shines so bright

This is a gentle man, this man is strong

This temperamental man plays me along

But when he shines, yes when he shines

When he shines, he shines so bright

Darting from shadows into the light

This emotional man in perpetual flight

Shine, shine, this shining man