When the Sun Comes Back

[Verse 1]
Another day o' cloudy skies
Feelin' low an' I don't know why, I
Guess it shouldn't be news to me now
It's been this way for centuries, but I'm holdin' out

I heard from legends and crystal balls
Sun gave warmth to the great and small
I saw the smiles good old ray put on their face
It ain't too much to want gentle grace

This pessimism brings my brain a schism, splittin' up my mind
But I know before too soon I’ll find
Footsteps on my porch of ultraviolet kind

[Chorus]
When the sun comes knockin’ on my door
And after I pick my jaw off the floor
I’ll say, “Come in stranger! It’s been too long a while"
He’ll hang up his hat with a radiant smile

I’ll ask where he’s been for all of these years
Wе’ll talk about his travels over two or three beers
I’ll hang on evеry word, lookin’ forward to brighter days
When the sun comes back to stay

[Verse 2]
Maybe he just read the sign wrong
Or fell asleep waitin’ on his train
And the Galaxy Express takes a century, no less
To come back round our way, again

Everyone says you’re gone, but I know you’re only late
I’ll leave the lights on, if you reciprocate
Just promise you’re back and we won’t get burned
You’ll be the prodigal sun as far as I’m concerned

[Chorus]
When the sun comes knockin’ on my door
And after I pick my jaw off the floor
I’ll say, “Come on in, stranger! It’s been too long a while"
He’ll hang up his hat with a radiant smile

I’ll ask where he’s been for all of these years
We’ll talk about his travels over 2 or 3 beers
I’ll hang on every word, lookin’ forward to brighter days
When the sun comes back to stay

[Outro]
Come on back baby, we miss you