A woman tells her would-be lover that she does not believe in long-term relationships. She says she will give him a year, then leave him, and assures him he will look back fondly on their year together.
The song reached No. 2 in Canada, and No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week end...
[Chorus]
We'll sing in the sunshine
We'll laugh every day
We'll sing in the sunshine
Then I'll be on my way
[Verse 1]
I will never love you
The cost of love's too dear
But though I'll never love you
I'll stay with you one year
[Chorus]
And we can sing in the sunshine
We'll laugh everyday
We'll sing in the sunshine
Then I'll be on my way
[Verse 2]
I'll sing to you each morning
I'll kiss you every night
But, darlin', don't cling to me
I'll soon be out of sight
[Chorus]
But we can sing in the sunshine
We'll laugh everyday
We'll sing in the sunshine
Then I'll be on my way
[Verse 3]
My daddy he once told me
"Hey, don't you love you any man
Just take what they may give you
And give but what you can."
[Chorus]
And you can sing in the sunshine
You'll laugh everyday
You'll sing in the sunshine
Then be on your way
[Verse 4]
And when a year has ended
And I have gone away
You'll often speak about me
And this is what you'll say
[Chorus]
We sang in the sunshine
You know we laughed everyday
We sang in the sunshine
Then she went on her way
We’ll Sing in the Sunshine was written by Gale Garnett.
We’ll Sing in the Sunshine was produced by Andy Wiswell.