The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Soon the clouds will cover the sky,
And soon the tears will cloud my eyes,
And when the clouds are gray
I need your smile to take this heartache away
I called your house but got the machine
So I sang songs you used to sing to make me happy
"You are my sunshine, My only sunshine
You make me smile when clouds are gray
And clouds are always gray these days now that you're gone
And now I've locked myself in this closet
With my old friend a bottle of cheap whiskey
I'll drink alone yeah, I'll get real drunk
And I'll forget your face by the morning
Yeah, so you went away
To drink the sunshine, Oh, with that guy
Yeah, you can dust off my heart
But you won't find your fingerprints there
So I'm drinking alone again tonight
Yeah, I'm drinking to keep warm
Yeah, I smoked a pack again tonight
Oh, I'm smoking to smile
(Chorus)
I called you up, but you're at his place
And I'm singing songs you used to sing to me
To make me smile, to make me laugh
To make my heartache stay away
"You are my sunshine, My only sunshine,
You make me smile when clouds are gray,
And it looks like another cloudy day,
And clouds are always gray these days.
(Chorus)
And soon the tears will cloud my eyes,
And when the clouds are gray
I need your smile to take this heartache away
I called your house but got the machine
So I sang songs you used to sing to make me happy
"You are my sunshine, My only sunshine
You make me smile when clouds are gray
And clouds are always gray these days now that you're gone
And now I've locked myself in this closet
With my old friend a bottle of cheap whiskey
I'll drink alone yeah, I'll get real drunk
And I'll forget your face by the morning
Yeah, so you went away
To drink the sunshine, Oh, with that guy
Yeah, you can dust off my heart
But you won't find your fingerprints there
So I'm drinking alone again tonight
Yeah, I'm drinking to keep warm
Yeah, I smoked a pack again tonight
Oh, I'm smoking to smile
(Chorus)
I called you up, but you're at his place
And I'm singing songs you used to sing to me
To make me smile, to make me laugh
To make my heartache stay away
"You are my sunshine, My only sunshine,
You make me smile when clouds are gray,
And it looks like another cloudy day,
And clouds are always gray these days.
(Chorus)
Lyrics submitted by FreeFallAstronaut
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Great version of a great song,
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A Bright Eyes tribute band, perhaps?
or bright eyes rip off.
good they needed to this is the biggest bright eyes rip off i have seen,,these guys will never EVER equal to conor..im glad they broke up..if they wanted to be a band..at least write your own lyrics..i mean its ok to have inspirations..but dont copy the fuckin song with a few words rearranged
I'll drink alone yeah, I'll get real drunk....? wtf i think i recall a certain conor singing that
It's somewhat well written, but it seems like a Bright Eye's rip off.
'And now I've locked myself in this closet With my old friend a bottle of cheap whiskey I'll drink alone yeah, I'll get real drunk And I'll forget your face by the morning'
That sounds like the closing lines to 'It's Cool We Can Still Be Friends'.
'So I'm pouring some whiskey, I'm going to get drunk. Yeah, I'm pouring myself some whiskey, I'm going to get real fucking drunk. I'm pouring some whiskey right now, I'm going to get so so drunk, pass out, forget your face, by the time I wake up.'
Not only is this a rip off of "It's Cool, We Can Still Be Friends", but it also sound like The Calendar Hung Itself..."
"I called your house but got the machine So I sang songs you used to sing to make me happy "You are my sunshine, My only sunshine You make me smile when clouds are gray"
Sounds very much like:
"And I settled for a telephone Sang into your machine: "You are my sunshine My only sunshine You are my sunshine My only sunshine," "
Plagiarism is very fucking original.