Released: January 21, 1975
Songwriter: Philip Bailey Maurice White Larry Dunn
Producer: Maurice White
[Intro]
Yeah, hey, hey
[Verse 1]
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams will take you very far, yeah
But when you wish upon a dream
Life ain't always what it seems, oh yeah
What you see
On nights so clear, hey
In the sky so very dear, yeah?
[Chorus]
You're a shining star
No matter who you are
Shining bright to see
What you could truly be
(What you could truly be)
[Verse 2]
Shining star come into view
To shine its watchful light on you
Give you strength to carry on, yeah
Yeah, make your body big and strong, yeah
Born a man-child of the sun, yeah
Yeah, saw my work had just begun
Yeah, found I had to stand alone, yeah
Bless it now
I've got my own
Oh yeah, oh yeah
So, if you find yourself in need
Why don't you listen
To these words of heed
Be a giant or grain of sand
Words of wisdom
Yes, I can
[Chorus]
You're a shining star
No matter who you are
Shining bright to see
What you could truly be
You're a shining star
No matter who you are
Shining bright to see
What you could truly be
You're a shining star
No matter who you are
Shining bright to see
What you could truly be
[Outro]
Shining star for you to see
What your life can truly be
Shining star for you to see
What your life can truly be
Shining star for you to see
What your life can truly be
Yeah, hey, hey
[Verse 1]
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams will take you very far, yeah
But when you wish upon a dream
Life ain't always what it seems, oh yeah
What you see
On nights so clear, hey
In the sky so very dear, yeah?
[Chorus]
You're a shining star
No matter who you are
Shining bright to see
What you could truly be
(What you could truly be)
[Verse 2]
Shining star come into view
To shine its watchful light on you
Give you strength to carry on, yeah
Yeah, make your body big and strong, yeah
Born a man-child of the sun, yeah
Yeah, saw my work had just begun
Yeah, found I had to stand alone, yeah
Bless it now
I've got my own
Oh yeah, oh yeah
So, if you find yourself in need
Why don't you listen
To these words of heed
Be a giant or grain of sand
Words of wisdom
Yes, I can
[Chorus]
You're a shining star
No matter who you are
Shining bright to see
What you could truly be
You're a shining star
No matter who you are
Shining bright to see
What you could truly be
You're a shining star
No matter who you are
Shining bright to see
What you could truly be
[Outro]
Shining star for you to see
What your life can truly be
Shining star for you to see
What your life can truly be
Shining star for you to see
What your life can truly be
- Mr. 3000 (Original Soundtrack)
- That’s the Way of the World (1975)
- The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 (1978)
- The Collection (1986)
- The Eternal Dance (1992)
- Nick at Nite Goes to Outer Space (1997)
- Greatest Hits (1998)
- Have a Nice Decade: The 70s Pop Culture Box (1998)
- The Ultimate Collection (1999)
- The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire (2002)
- Austin Powers In Goldmember (Music from the Motion Picture) (2002)
- Superbad (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2007)
- September
- Let’s Groove
- Fantasy
- Boogie Wonderland
- After the Love Has Gone
- That’s the Way of the World
- Reasons
- Shining Star
- December
- Can’t Hide Love
- Devotion
- Sing a Song
- In the Stone
- Serpentine Fire
- Keep Your Head to the Sky
- Love’s Holiday
- I’ll Write a Song for You
- The Way You Move
- On Your Face
- Got to Get You into My Life
- Would You Mind
- Be Ever Wonderful
- All About Love
- Burnin’ Bush