tell me why why you got your secret locked inside why you trying to keep it for your own if he asks for bread tell me why why you giving him a stone you know the reason for the hope that burns your soul the reason that you re sleeping peacefully wasn t meant to be undisclosed oh don t you know when you live in a city on a hill you ve got to shine your light when you live in a city on a hill you ve got to shine your light go and tell go and bring them water from a different well running with your candle into blackest night to be salt and light to the wide wide world cause when you live in a city on a hill you ve got to shine your light when you live in a city on a hill you ve got to shine your light your heart is filled with wonder your cup is running over still when you live in a city on a hill when you live in a city on a hill you ve got to shine your light when you live in a city on a hill you ve got to shine your light