| The weatherman came knocking on my door
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| Said there’s gonna be a cloudy overcast with a chance of storm
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| I’ve got the sun in my pocket and I want you to take it
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| Put it in your heart where the clouds can’t block it
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| That’s what he said
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| And I said no sir, 'cause I’m doin' just fine
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| The sky is clear and I can feel the sun shine
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| And he said let me know if you change your mind
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| You’ve gotta learn how to shine
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| 'Cause the days get cold and dark sometimes
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| And you’re gonna need the sun to survive
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| You’ve gotta learn how to shine
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| 'Cause when the sun goes down it’s the dark of night
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| And you’re gonna need to shine your light
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| Woke up to a cloud hanging over me
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| Rain is coming down over only me
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| I see people everywhere but they don’t share my pain
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| They can’t see my clouds they can’t feel my rain
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| I wear a smile that’s fake 'cause I’m too proud to cry
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| Pretend the weather’s great 'cause it’s easier to lie
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| I don’t know when the weather will clear
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| I don’t know how much more I can bear
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| I’ve gotta learn how ton shine |
| 'Cause I don’t know when the storm will pass by
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| Or by then if I’ll even have a sound mind
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| I’ve gotta learn how to shine
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| 'Cause I’m tired of living like this
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| I need to overcome the darkness
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| Now it’s 'bout time I have a talk with the weatherman
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| Ask him to take away the clouds and let the sun shine again
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| And I don’t know if he’s even there or if he heard my little prayer
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| 'Cause I asked three times and the clouds didn’t go away, they’re still here
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| It’s 'cause I’m telling you no
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| It’s just the way life is, storms will come and storms will go
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| And you’ve gotta last, no matter the forecast
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| Now I’ve got the sun in my pocket and I want you to take it
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| Put it in your heart where the clouds can’t block it
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| And don’t you just let it lay up in you dormant
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| Baby, you’ve gotta learn how to shine
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| And if the clouds aren’t there to pick a fight
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| You won’t learn how to shine bright
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| You’ve gotta learn how to shine
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| And if the rain stopped now and said goodbye
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| Then you wouldn’t need the sun to shine from inside you’ve gotta learn how to |
| shine
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| 'Cause you never know if your light will be the hope
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| For somebody else that’s all alone, yeah |