Sunshine

	  		Todd Snider: Sunshine
 
 
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Standing out on the edge of a building 
Watching the traffic below 
Drinking and beer and thinking of jumping 
Not far from ready to go 
 
Below me the crowd slowly gathers around 
Cops cars with news cameras too 
I just can?t get out of the pain I?m in 
I don?t know what else to do 
 
Sometimes I feel like I?m so uninvited 
Like something so out of touch 
They tell me depression runs in the family 
But that don?t help me much 
 
The crowds yelling ?jump? over cop on a bullhorn 
Making him harder to hear 
He?s saying something about having so much to live for 
I?m almost through with my beer 
 
(whistle) 
 
 
Squinting my eyes to see through the sunlight 
The crowd is even bigger now 
There?s no point in wondering what afterlife?s like 
It don?t matter anyhow 
 
We?re already in hell as far as I can tell 
Just listen to these people scream 
This feels like a rally in a high school field house 
I feel like the captain of the team 
Well, here goes the captain of the team 
 
(whistle) 
 
Follow the light to the Garden of Eden 
Stand at the pearly gate 
St. Peter comes over 
His hand on my shoulder 
He tells me I?ve got to wait 
He says you know you can?t kill yourself and still get in here kid 
But, you look like a victim of circumstance 
So, I?m just gonna break every bone in your body 
And give you another chance 
 
Waking up slowly 
Looking around me 
Alone in recovery room 
But closing my eyes I can see the new sunrise 
Over acres of flowers in bloom 
 
I don?t know when it will be 
But the next time you see me 
I?ll be tapping to a whole new beat 
Walking souls into the holes of my shoes 
Down the sunny side of the street 
Sunshine 
 
(whistle)