in a lonely all night diner on a rainy city street a girl eats at the counter with a suitcase at her feet and the waitress looks her over and she knows that she can t pay so when the girl slips out the door she looks the other way there s a small light in the dark night human kindness deep inside us if you see it in somebody s eyes there s no reason to be so surprised let it shine on it s only the light of the world in an empty greyhound station an old man stands alone he counts out all his money to buy a ticket home and the agent says he s got enough and puts the money in the drawer then he reaches in his pocket and puts in a dollar more there s a small light in the dark night human kindness deep inside us if you see it in somebody s eyes there s no reason to be so surprised let it shine on it s only the light of the world on a dark deserted highway a boy holds out his thumb two headlights they light up his face as he turns his collar up and the trucker he goes right on by as the snow starts comin down but then five miles on down the road he stops and turns around let it shine on let it shine on let it shine on there s a small light in the dark night human kindness deep inside us if you see it in somebody s eyes there s no reason to be so surprised let it shine on it s only the light of the world  there s a small light in the dark night human kindness deep inside us