Sunshine
Todd Snider Lyrics

Standing on out on the
The singer is standing on the edge of a building

Edge of the building
The singer is standing on the edge of a building

Watching the traffic below
The singer is watching the traffic below the building he is standing on

Drinking a beer and thinking of jumping
The singer is drinking a beer and thinking of jumping from the building he is standing on

Not far from ready to go
The singer is considering jumping from the building he is standing on

Below me the crowd
There is a crowd gathering below the building the singer is standing on

Slowing gathers around
The crowd is slowly coming together

Cops cars with news cameras too
The police cars and news media are present at the scene

I just can't get out of this pain I'm in
The singer is in emotional pain

And I don't know what else to do
The singer does not know what to do

Sometimes i feel like
The singer is reflecting on how they feel

I'm so uninvited
The singer feels unwanted

Like something so out of touch
The singer feels disconnected

They tell me depression
The singer has been told that depression

Runs in the family
Depression runs in the singer's family

Well, that doesn't help me much
Knowing that depression runs in their family does not help the singer

The crowds yelling "jump"
The crowd is shouting for the singer to jump

Over a cop on a bullhorn
A police officer is shouting through a bullhorn

Making them harder to hear
The bullhorn makes it harder for the singer to hear

He's saying something about
The police officer is saying something about

Having so much to live for
The police officer is telling the singer that they have so much to live for

I'm almost threw with my beer
The singer is almost finished with their beer

(Whistling)
The singer is whistling

Squinting my eyes to
The singer is squinting

See through the sunlight
The sunlight is making it hard for the singer to see

The crows even bigger now
The crowd is getting bigger

There's no point in wondering
The singer does not see a point in wondering

What afterlife's like
The singer is thinking about what the afterlife may be like

It don't matter anyhow
The singer thinks it does not matter

We're already in hell
The singer thinks that they are already in a terrible situation

As far as I can tell
This is how the singer perceives the situation

Just listen to these people scream
The singer can hear the crowd screaming

This feels like a rally
The singer thinks that this feels like a gathering with a purpose

In a high school field house
The singer compares this situation to a gathering at a high school field house

I feel like the captain of the team
The singer feels like the leader in this situation

Well, here goes the captain of the team...
The singer is resigning to their fate and preparing to jump

(Whistling)
The singer is whistling

Follow the light to the Garden of Eden
The singer is referencing the Bible verse about the Garden of Eden

You stand at the pearly gates
The singer is imagining themselves in front of the gates of Heaven

Saint Peter comes over
Saint Peter approaches the singer

His hand on my shoulder
Saint Peter puts his hand on the singer's shoulder

He's telling me I got away
Saint peter is telling the singer that they survived

He says, "You know you can't kill yourself
Saint Peter is warning the singer that suicide is not an option for getting to Heaven

And still get in here kid.
Saint Peter is telling the singer that suicide is not an acceptable way to enter Heaven

But you look like
Saint Peter is commenting on the singer's appearance

A victim of circumstance
Saint Peter perceives the singer's actions as a result of their circumstances

So I'm just gonna break every bone in your
Saint Peter is saying that he will hurt the singer

Body and give you another chance"
Saint Peter is saying that he will give the singer another chance after hurting them

Waking up slowly
The singer is waking up from unconsciousness

Looking around me, alone in a recovery room
The singer is alone in a hospital recovery room

But closing my eyes
The singer is closing their eyes

I can see the new sunrise
The singer is imagining a new sunrise

Over acres of flowers in bloom
The singer is picturing flowers in bloom

I don't know when it will be
The singer does not know when this new situation will happen

But the next time you see me
The singer is talking about the future

I'll be tapping to a whole new beat
The singer will be living a new life

Walking souls in to the holes of my shoes
The singer will have new experiences

Down the sunny side of the street
The singer will live a happy life

Sunshine...
The singer may now see a brighter future

(Whistling)
The singer is whistling