sometimes i m to the left sometimes i m to the right sometimes i m in between sometimes i know what i know and i know just where i ve been yeah sometimes i m nothing at all that s why we re making this friendly call oh lord won t you shine your light on a poor boy won t you light up the road on the way back home oh lord won t you shine your light on a poor boy won t you light up the road on the way back home light up the road light up the road on the way back home light up the road light up the road on the way back home light up the road light up the road on the way back home light up the road light up the road on the way back home now we ve all known love and we ve all known the pain borrowed some sunshine while standing in the rain we ve all been lonely with no one at all that s why we re making this friendly call oh lord won t you shine your light on a poor boy won t you light up the road on the way back home oh lord won t you shine your light on a poor boy won t you light up the road on the way back home light up the road light up the road on the way back home light up the road light up the road on the way back home light up the road light up the road on the way back home light up the road light up the road on the way back home light up the road light up the road on the way back home light up the road light up the road on the way back home light up the road light up the road on the way back home light up the road light up the road on the way back home light up the road light up the road on the way back home light up the road light up the road on the way back home light up the road light up the road on the way back home light up the road light up the road on the way back home