Lyrics:

(Michael McDonaldTommy Sims) Like a river runnin' to the sea There must be a reason for all these shattered dreams Starts with our believing and ends with our backs against the walls If I'm not careful I might convince myself This is the way it's always gonna be Spend my whole life wonderin' just what it means to survive So I wonder, am I strong enough? Do I have the strength I need to carry on? All I'm askin' for is the path that's gonna lead me home [Chorus:] All I need is a shinin' light an open door I'm askin' for nothin' more than a little hope Another mornin' strange as it seems Here once again with all these broken things That once hung in the balance between the extremes of my life With the will of a runaway train I took my chances time and time again Leaving nothin' but wreckage and pain behind [Chorus] All I need (is) just o