Skammentary: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones rarely sing of love, but when they do so, it never ends well. There is no happily-ever-after in third-wave ska.
"How could the sun come
Out after the night
She walked away
From what you thought was true love?
And how come
There isn't barrels of rain
On the day after the night
She said, 'There's someone else'?
"How come? Could someone explain,
Where is the rain?
Rain, send barrels of rain,
To coincide with the pain.
"You're chasing the sun away, hey!
You're chasing the sun away, hey!
You're chasing the sun away, hey!
You're chasing the sun!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Chase it away!
"Outside the sun rose,
And you stayed inside
You kept your eyes closed,
Pulled down the shades on your windows,
You decided to high out
From the sunlight, it's too bright,
Just doesn't sit right,
With the way you're feeling today,
You're cloudy and gray…"
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