Light of a Clear Blue Morning – English Lyrics

• By: Dolly Parton, Lainey Wilson, Miley Cyrus, Queen Latifah, Reba McEntire

Lyrics & Translation

Experience the power of English through this inspiring anthem of renewal. This song is perfect for learners to practice emotive vocabulary and metaphors related to nature and hope, all while listening to some of the most influential voices in American music history.

[English]

You know, we're livin' in troubled and uncertain times

Yeah, we sure are

But we can't let the darkness win

It's time to wake up

Yes, 'cause I can see the light of a clear blue morning

Can you?

It's been a long dark night

And I've been waitin' for the mornin'

It's been a long hard fight

But I see a brand-new day dawnin'

I've been looking for the sunshine

You know I ain't seen it in so long

But everything's gonna work out just fine

And everything's gonna be alright

That's been all wrong

I can see the light of a clear blue morning

I can see the light of a brand-new day (I can see the light)

I can see the light of a clear blue mornin' (mornin')

Everything's gonna be alright, it's gonna be okay, mm

It's been a long, long time (oh)

Since I've known the taste of freedom

And those clingin' vine (mm-mm)

That had me bound, well, I don't need 'em (no)

I've been like a captured eagle (a captured eagle)

You know, an eagle's born to fly (fly)

Now that I have won my freedom (so free, so free)

Ooh, like an eagle, I am eager for the sky (everybody sing it with me)

I can see the light (hey) of a clear blue morning (I can see the light)

(I can see) I can see the light of a brand-new day (ooh, c'mon)

(I can see) I can see the light of a clear blue morning (it's gonna be alright)

Everything's gonna be alright, it's gonna be okay

God, I can see the light of a clear blue morning (I can see the light, I can see)

I can see the light of a brand-new day

I can see, I can see the light of a clear blue mornin' (yeah)

Everything's gonna be alright, it's gonna be okay (ooh)

Everything's gonna be alright, it's gonna be okay (mm)

(Mm-mm-mm) mm

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Key Grammar Structures

• It's been a long dark night

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase "It's been" (It has been) describes a state that started in the past and continues up to the present.

• I've been waitin' for the mornin'

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "I've been waitin'" emphasizes the duration of an action that started in the past and is still ongoing.

• Everything's gonna work out just fine

  ➔ Future with "going to"

  ➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to," used here to express a prediction or certainty about the future.

• I've been like a captured eagle

  ➔ Simile (Comparison using "like")

  ➔ The word "like" is used here to draw a comparison between the speaker's past restricted state and a "captured eagle."

• Now that I have won my freedom

  ➔ Subordinate Clause of Reason ("Now that")

  ➔ "Now that" establishes a causal relationship: because the freedom is won, the perspective of the speaker has changed.

• That had me bound

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective/Passive sense

  ➔ "Bound" describes the state of being tied or restricted, functioning here as a passive adjective.

• I ain't seen it in so long

  ➔ Non-standard/Dialectal Negation ("Ain't")

  ➔ "Ain't" replaces "have not" in this context, providing a colloquial, emotive emphasis common in songwriting.

• An eagle's born to fly

  ➔ Passive Voice with Infinitive Purpose

  ➔ "Is born" is a passive construction, followed by "to fly" which explains the purpose or destiny of the eagle.