And the waitress looks her over and she knows that she can't pay
There's no reason to be so surprised
There's a small light in the dark night
There's a small light in the dark night
Human kindness, deep inside us
But then five miles on down the road he stops and turns around
There's no reason to be so surprised
Human kindness, deep inside us, that's right
He counts out all his money to buy a ticket home

Then he reaches in his pocket and puts in a dollar more
Let it shine on, let it shine on, let it shine on
If you see it in somebody's eyes
So when the girl slips out the door she looks the other way
On a dark deserted highway, a boy holds out his thumb
And the trucker he goes right on by, as the snow starts comin' down
If you see it in somebody's eyes

If you see it in somebody's eyes
In an empty Greyhound Station, an old man stands alone
There's a small light in the dark night
And the agent says he's got enough and puts the money in the drawer
Let it shine on, it's only the light of the world
There's no reason to be so surprised

Let it shine on, it's only the light of the world
Two headlights they light up his face as he turns his collar up

Human kindness, deep inside us

Let it shine on, it's only the light of the world
Human kindness, deep inside us
There's a small light in the dark night