Midnight, I'm sitting on the floor
Working, and she knocks on my door
She sits down, and asks me how I've been
I tell her -- aw, I want to break the pen!
She says, well don't you know who you are?
You're my shining star
I can tell you'll go far
And you'll be my shining star
Three years are gone and nothing's changed
She sits down on my floor again
My head drops, and I apologize
But she makes me look into her eyes
And says, well don't forget who you are
You're my shining star
I can tell you'll go far
And you'll be my shining star
However hard I try I know
That one day, I still might let it go
And somehow, I think she'll understand
And maybe she'll even take me by the hand
And say, that doesn't change who you are
You're still my shining star
Rich or poor, near or far
You'll be my shining star