Songwriter: Sly Stone

Producer: Richard Perry

[Verse 1]
Everybody is a star
Who could rain and chase the dust away
Everybody wants to shine
Who will come out on a cloudy day
'Til the sun that loves you round
When the system tries to bring you down
Never had to shine at night, ooh
You don't need darkness
To do what you think is right, ooh

[Bridge]
Bababababa, bababababa, bababa, bababa, bababa, bababa
Baba, ba, ba, ba, ooh ooh woo hoo
Bababababa, bababababa, bababa, bababa, bababa, bababa
Baba, ba, ba, ba

[Verse 2]
Everybody is a star
I can feel it when you shine on me
I love you for who you are
Not the one you feel you need to be
Ever catch a fallin' star
Ain't no stoppin' 'til it's on the ground
Everybody is a star
One big circle movin' round and round, ooh ooh

[Outro]
Bababababa, bababababa, bababa, bababa, bababa, bababa
Baba, ba, ba, ba, ooh ooh woo hoo
Bababababa, bababababa, bababa, bababa, bababa, bababa
Baba, ba, ba, ba
(Shine, shine, shine, shine, shine)
Bababababa, bababababa, bababa, bababa, bababa, bababa
Baba, ba, ba, ba, ooh ooh woo hoo
Bababababa, bababababa (Come on and shine), bababa, bababa, bababa, bababa
(Everybody shine)
Baba, ba, ba, ba, ooh ooh woo hoo
(Shine, shine, shine, shine)
Bababababa, bababababa, bababa, bababa, bababa, bababa
Baba, ba, ba, ba, ooh ooh woo hoo (Shine)
Bababababa, bababababa, bababa, bababa, bababa, bababa
Baba, ba, ba, ba, ooh ooh woo hoo
Bababababa, bababababa, bababa, bababa, bababa, bababa
Baba, ba, ba, ba, ooh ooh woo hoo