I can tell you why Shadow on the sun, shadow on the sun I can tell you I'm A shadow on the sun People go insane I can show you how You could do the same The end will never come Once upon a time I was of the mind

Come on, come on, wind and rain I know the sun will shine again Till then my lady and my Lord will keep me sane Up above my shoulder the ragged rooftops rise Casting shadows over streets they seem to despise I went down to the dead lake shore to see what

The sun goes down He takes the day, but I'm grown And in your way He walks away My tears dry on their own In this blue shade So we are history Your shadow covers me The sky above ablaze

Like freedom fields where wild horses run When stars collide like you and I No shadows block the sun And all I ever needed was the one Oh, baby you're the one You're all I've ever needed Oh, you're all I've ever needed I saw you dancing out the ocean

On the sunny side of the street Walked with no one and talked with no one And I had nothing but shadows Then one morning you passed And I brightened at last Now I greet the day and complete the day With the sun in my heart All my worry blew away When you

Don't take your love to town You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair Ruby are you contemplating going out somewhere The shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going down It wasn't me that started this whole crazy Asian war But

Our hometown's in the dark I won't let them win, go quietly Where we're from A shadow tilts its head at me Spirits in the dark are waiting Be the one, be the one I know, I know There's no sun We're no one

The sun goes down He takes the day, but I'm grown And in your way He walks away My tears dry on their own In this blue shade So we are history Your shadow covers me The sky above ablaze

People stopping, staring I can't see their faces Only the shadows of their eyes I'm going where the sun keeps shining Through the pouring rain Going where the weather suits my clothes Backing off the north east wind Sailing on a summer breeze And

It must have been cold there in my shadow To never have sunlight on your face You were content to let me shine, that's your way You always walked a step behind So I was the one with all the glory While you were the one with all the strength. A beautiful