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LIGHT A HUNDRED CANDLES

When a dreamer dares to dream
Despite the fear, despite the pain,
However dark that it may seem,
He lights a single candle flame.

    And if he leads by his example
    He will open up the door
    He will light a single candle
    That will light a hundred more!

When a winner takes a stand
Though the world may drag him down
When he reaches out his hand
Other leaders gather round!

    And if they lead by their example
    They will open up the door
    They will light a hundred candles
    That will light a thousand more!

When a sower plants a seed
Though the winter days will come
Though the ground is choked with weeds
Still, his fruit will see the sun!

    And if we lead by our example
    We will open up the door
    We will light a thousand candles
    That will light ten thousand more!

And for every flame we light,
And for every seed we sow,
If we hold on through the night
A hundred thousand more will grow!

    And if we lead by our example
    We will open up the door
    We will light ten thousand candles
    That will light a million more!

We can form a mighty nation,
Come, ye leaders, gather round!
When the dreamer shares the dream
He plants his seed in fertile ground!

    And if you lead by your example
    You will open up the door
    You can light a single candle
    That will light a million more!