Discover the story of the song > Shine Your Light – Robbie Robertson

The song talks about a city at night and the protagonist's experiences in those streets. He remembers running in those streets with his partner and how those streets shape a person into who they become. The protagonist doesn't want to be a hero, just an everyday man doing his best. He feels like he's living on borrowed time and is always tempting fate, but he just needs his partner's light to lift him up and give him the strength to carry on. Therefore, he hopes she will always shine her light on him, even when she's gone.