Released: August 15, 1975
Songwriter: Gerry Goffin Barry Goldberg
Producer: Tom Dowd
[Verse 1]
If I ever feel the light again shining down on me
I don't have to tell ya, what a welcome it will be
I felt the light before but I let it slip away
But I still keep on believing that it'll come back someday
[Chorus]
It's not the spotlight, it's not the camera light
It's not the street lights of some old street of dreams
It ain't the moonlight, not even the sunlight
But I've seen it shining in your eyes and you know what I mean
[Verse 2]
Sometimes I try to tell myself the light was never real
Just a fantasy that used to be, the way I used to feel
But you and I know better, even though it's been so long
If your memory really serves you well, you'll never tell me no wrong
[Chorus]
It's not the spotlight, it's not the camera light
It's not the streetlights of some old street of dreams
It ain't the moonlight, not even the sunlight
But I've seen it shining in your eyes, you know what I mean
[Verse 3]
So if I ever feel the light again shinin' down on me
I don't have to tell ya what a welcome it would be
I felt the light before but I let it slip away
But I still keep on believing that it'll come back someday
[Chorus]
It's not the spotlight, it's not the camera light
It's not the streetlights of some old street of dreams
It ain't the moonlight, not even the sunlight
But I've seen it shining in your eyes and you know what I mean
It's not the spotlight, it's ain't the camera light
It's not the streetlights of some old street of dreams
No, it ain't the moonlight, never the sunlight
But I've seen it shining in your eyes, you know what I mean
If I ever feel the light again shining down on me
I don't have to tell ya, what a welcome it will be
I felt the light before but I let it slip away
But I still keep on believing that it'll come back someday
[Chorus]
It's not the spotlight, it's not the camera light
It's not the street lights of some old street of dreams
It ain't the moonlight, not even the sunlight
But I've seen it shining in your eyes and you know what I mean
[Verse 2]
Sometimes I try to tell myself the light was never real
Just a fantasy that used to be, the way I used to feel
But you and I know better, even though it's been so long
If your memory really serves you well, you'll never tell me no wrong
[Chorus]
It's not the spotlight, it's not the camera light
It's not the streetlights of some old street of dreams
It ain't the moonlight, not even the sunlight
But I've seen it shining in your eyes, you know what I mean
[Verse 3]
So if I ever feel the light again shinin' down on me
I don't have to tell ya what a welcome it would be
I felt the light before but I let it slip away
But I still keep on believing that it'll come back someday
[Chorus]
It's not the spotlight, it's not the camera light
It's not the streetlights of some old street of dreams
It ain't the moonlight, not even the sunlight
But I've seen it shining in your eyes and you know what I mean
It's not the spotlight, it's ain't the camera light
It's not the streetlights of some old street of dreams
No, it ain't the moonlight, never the sunlight
But I've seen it shining in your eyes, you know what I mean
more tracks from the album
Trilogy: Three Classic Albums
- I Don’t Want to Talk About It
- It’s Not the Spotlight
- How Long
- The Killing of Georgie, Pts. 1 & 2
- The Wild Side of Life
- Stone Cold Sober
- Three Time Loser
- Pretty Flamingo
- Only a Boy
- Tora, Tora, Tora (Out with the Boys)
- Trade Winds
- All in the Name of Rock ‘N’ Roll
- Fool for You
- Sonny
- Never Give Up On a Dream
- Alright for an Hour
- Sailing
- Young Turks
- Tear It Up
- Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
- Drift Away
- Tonight I’m Yours (Don’t Hurt Me)
- This Old Heart of Mine
- Still Love You
- Big Bayou
- The First Cut Is the Deepest
- The Balltrap
- Just Like a Woman
- Jealous
From the albums
- Atlantic Crossing (Deluxe Edition) (1975)
- Atlantic Crossing (1975)
- Trilogy: Three Classic Albums (2005)
Rod Stewart popular songs
- I Don’t Want to Talk About It
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
- Young Turks
- Maggie May
- Forever Young
- Love Is
- Sailing
- Handbags & Gladrags
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? (Remix)
- Maggie May (Live)
- Faith of the Heart
- Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
- Every Picture Tells a Story
- Have I Told You Lately
- Didn’t I
- Baby Jane
- You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
- The First Cut Is the Deepest
- When I Need You
- Downtown Train
- Rhythm of My Heart
- Hot Legs
- Ruby Tuesday
- Love Minus Zero/No Limit