“The Sun is Just a Smile Away”

I owe this topline to my husband! I was working on an exercise with a short, 16 bar progression, and what came to me over and over was “Every thing is going to be all right.” I mentioned it to him, he smiled politely and said something like, ‘It’s nice, but a little cliche, don’t you think?’

A challenge (and of course he was absolutely right)! As we were walking along the beach on a partly cloudy day, with the sun peeking in and out, the line “The Sun is Just a Smile Away” came to me.

From there, I worked up some verses and a chorus – does a melody come through for you? I’d love to collaborate!

(Verse)
Standing at the door I look out
Storm clouds rolling by
Looking back I see you, that pout
Worry in your eyes.
It's crazy, the chaos, confusion
Raining forever
It feels like it's just more illusion
When we're together.

(Chorus)
I can't see
Past this veil of rain,
But with you, with me,
The sun is just a smile away.
This mindscrew world
Might roar and rage
But with you, with me,
The sun is just a smile away.

If you’ve ever felt the madness start to overwhelm you, and then realized if you have love, you have it all, I hope you can identify with the lyrics. 🙂