"(2) I have added the changes suggested by Gville-CH and ndn18 to the lyrics. Both versions sound good, but I am partial to this one. Light on the Stage Capo 4 AGFCAm Am G F C They said, "We don't take your kind. No, we don't want no guys like you." Am G F C I lied my way until December, hoping Christmas would pull me through. Dm G C G Am Then I hung around thinking religion would take its toll. Dm G C G The Lord threw no signs that day. It seemed that no one would take me Am at all. F G Am Then I saw the light on the stage... Chorus: Am C G Am And I said, "Sing with me, oh, sing with me. Sing all night long. C G Am C Am And hold me close til the mornin' sun comes searchin' for the dawn." Am G F C I hitched my way back to Houston where I knew that I'd find a home. Am G F C My mother claimed 'no vancany' in this new house that I'd never known. Dm G C G Am I found myself astray, all alone, caught up in the midst of my pain. Dm C G Am In the howling winds of the night, I swore someone was calling my name. F G Am I turned just to see the light on the stage... Chorus: Am G F C I took my last dollar, made some change and I called a friend. Am G F C He said, "That's no problem, pal. You know we've love to take you in." Dm G C G Am So he helped me through my trial, with some peace from the Lord above. Dm G C G Am Next thing I know I'm on the stage doing everything that I've dreamed of. F G Am Now it seems that I am the light on the stage... F G Am Now it seems that we are the lights on the stage. Chorus: "