You Can't Be A Beacon Song Lyrics and Chords by Donna Fargo
You Can't Be A Beacon
Recorded by Donna Fargo
Written by Marty Cooper
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You can't be a beacon if your light don't shine
You can't be a beacon if your light don't
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shine
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There's a little light in all of us by
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sign
But you can't be a beacon if your
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light don't
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shine
How can you ask for the truth when you
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do not truthful
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live
How can you ask forgiveness when you
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don't
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give
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I don't mean to bring you down or
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speak to you un
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kind
But you can't be a beacon if your
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light don't
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shine
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How can you ask a child to be
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honest and
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true
When he can only judge what's right by
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what he sees in
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you
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can you offer vision yet
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walk around
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blind
No you can't see a beacon if it's
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light don't
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May God's love surround you may you
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find a brighter
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day
May He grant you the peace you
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seek in every
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way
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God's light burns in each life
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yours and
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mine
Yes you can be a beacon if you'll
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just let it
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shine
You can be a beacon if you'll let it shine
You can be a beacon if you'll let i
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There's a little light in all of us by
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God's
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sign
You can be a beacon if you'l
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l let i
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Repeat last verse
FAQ
Who sang the the song You Can't Be A Beacon?
- The song You Can't Be A Beacon was sang by Donna Fargo.
Who is Donna Fargo?
- Donna Fargo (born Yvonne Vaughn on November 10, 1945) is an American country singer-songwriter known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s. These include "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" (1972) and "Funny Face (1972)," both of which became crossover pop hits. Fargo has won major awards since her debut in the late 1960s, including one Grammy Award, five awards from the Academy of Country Music and one award from the Country Music Association.
