Leo Sayer (born Gerard Hugh Sayer, 21 May 1948) is a British-born singer-so… Read Full Bio ↴Leo Sayer (born Gerard Hugh Sayer, 21 May 1948) is a British-born singer-songwriter musician, and entertainer (now an Australian citizen and resident) whose singing career has spanned four decades.
Sayer launched his career in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s, and became a top singles and album act on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1970s. His first seven hit singles in the United Kingdom all reached the Top 10 – a feat first registered by his first manager, Adam Faith. His songs have been sung by other notable artists, including Cliff Richard ("Dreamin'").

Stormy Weather
Leo Sayer Lyrics

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Sometimes you can be like a stranger
In moments when you're so far away
In the night when i reach out to hold you
You just turn away, why do you turn away

Oh, i love you so when you're smilin'
But your smile has faded overnight
Will we stay like this for a lifetime

Gettin' nothin' right, gettin' nothin' right

Why do we always have stormy weather
Why do we have it so rough
Is it so hard just to stay close together
Why can't we ever have love

Oh, i knew from the first time i saw you
I just had to make you mine
Felt so sad when you told me
About your troubled life, all about your troubled life

So here we are just a few years further
Still tryin' to make it work
I've a feelin' what we really need right now, girl
Is just a little love, oh baby, just a little love

Why should we always have stormy weather
Why should we have it so rough

It's not so hard just to stay close together
Why can't we only have love

Overall Meaning

Leo Sayer's song "Stormy Weather" portrays the struggles and challenges that come with staying in a relationship despite having differences and misunderstandings. The first stanza presents the feeling of being distant and the inability to communicate with each other, as he describes his partner as a stranger who turns away from him when he tries to reach out. He expresses his love for her, but emphasizes that her smile has faded overnight, and asks if they will continue to struggle for a lifetime without resolving their issues.

In the chorus, Leo Sayer questions why they always have stormy weather and why their relationship is so rough. He wonders why they can never have love and why it's so difficult for them to stay close together. He then reminds his partner of the memories of their first meeting, where he felt compelled to make her his. However, he laments on how he felt sad when he learned about her troubled life, which may have contributed to their present difficulties.

The final stanza suggests that even after several years, they are still struggling to make their relationship work. Leo Sayer concludes the song with a plea for a little love, emphasizing that they can end their cycle of stormy weather by simply finding ways to love each other.

Line by Line Meaning

Sometimes you can be like a stranger
There are times when you seem unfamiliar to me

In moments when you're so far away
During times when you emotionally withdraw from me

In the night when I reach out to hold you
During nighttime when I desire your physical touch

You just turn away, why do you turn away
But you refuse my physical affection and I'm curious why

Oh, I love you so when you're smilin'
Your smile is a great source of joy for me

But your smile has faded overnight
However, I have noticed that your smile has disappeared lately

Will we stay like this for a lifetime
I'm worried if our current situation will last for the rest of our lives

Gettin' nothin' right, gettin' nothin' right
We aren't achieving anything positive in our relationship

Why do we always have stormy weather
I wonder why we experience constant conflicts and disagreements

Why do we have it so rough
Why is our relationship so challenging and difficult

Is it so hard just to stay close together
Isn't it possible and easy for us to be emotionally close to one another

Why can't we ever have love
Why can't we seem to make our relationship work and experience love

Oh, I knew from the first time I saw you
I was attracted to you right from the start

I just had to make you mine
I was determined to pursue a romantic relationship with you

Felt so sad when you told me
I felt heartbroken when you shared with me

About your troubled life, all about your troubled life
Details about your difficult personal circumstances and experiences

So here we are just a few years further
Now, we are still together after some years have passed by

Still tryin' to make it work
We are still attempting to find solutions to fix our relationship

I've a feelin' what we really need right now, girl
I have a strong intuition about what we currently require

Is just a little love, oh baby, just a little love
Simply, we need to strengthen the love in our relationship even a little bit

Why should we always have stormy weather
Why should our relationship always involve conflicts and obstacles

Why should we have it so rough
Why should our romantic connection be characterized by hardships

It's not so hard just to stay close together
Maintaining emotional closeness isn't an impossible or tough thing to do

Why can't we only have love
Why can't we just concentrate and prioritize love and affection in our relationship

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, KAREN SCHAUBEN PUBLISHING ADMINISTRATION
Written by: Leo Sayer, Tom Snow

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