A desperate man with desperate eyes
Shouldn't come as no surprise
We're livin' in a world where you can't trust no one, oh
We hide from the life we lead
But it's you and I that plant the seed

Broken wife from a broken home
So now these days, she lives alone
Packed her clothes, and wore dignity as she went walkin' out
And it's folks like this that I can see
Such a newborn touch of clarity

[CHORUS:]
'Cause you, you brought the sunshine
You change my whole life
You showed me love the way it's supposed to be (Supposed to be)
And you made me see
And you, you gave me rainbows
You showed me all you know, about love
You brought the sun, sunshine on me

Now every hour of every day
I heed this truth, never walk away, oh
Cause it's love, and only love alone
Gonna make a change, better make our own
So I reach out to the world, my friend
And I breathe in when the day begins

[CHORUS:]
Because you, you brought the sunshine
You change my whole life
You showed me love the way that it's supposed to be
And you made me see
And you, you gave me rainbows
You showed me all you know, about love
You brought the sun, sunshine to me

Baby, babe
Said you brough the sun, sunshine to me





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