November of '43
On a boat comin' 'cross the sea
He left a boy, came back a man

She started running' when she saw his face

It'd been 655 days

Since she held his hand
He got down on one knee
and pulled out that ring

That he bought in Aberdeen
And when it hit that New York sky


Chorus:

It shined just like a spotlight

A star up in the night sky
The kind of thing that takes your breath away
Her eyes sparked like that diamond

With love beaming from 'em
The kind of light that's never gonna fade
It's gonna shine


For the next 55 years
Through the laughter and the tears

My grandma always fore that band
through atom bombs and a baby boom
Dr. King and a man on the moon

No it never left her hand
On the day she passed away
Mama put it on a chain

Now and then on special days
Mom would wear it around her neck


Chorus

Mama said one of these days

I'd know why she gave me that ring
Sittin' here I know she was right
Oh, it's knot the biggest stone you've ever seen

But girl I can promise you one thing
The rest of your life


It's gonna shine just like a spotlight
A star up in the night sky
The kind of thing that takes your breath away

your eyes sparkled like that diamond
With love beaming from 'em
The kind of light that's never, never, never gonna fade

It's gonna shine, shine, shine
Shine, shine, shine
Shine, shine, shine

Like a beacon calling me home
It's gonna shine
Oh yeah, shine, shine, shine