Well it's a most peculiar feeling
Like a sunburn in the evening
Circling dark clouds on their way

And you think it's most unlikely
Life could ever shine as brightly
Once the sun is gone
And the pressure's on
And the rain is here again

But I don't need the sunshine
I don't need the good times
I don't need anything anyone's selling
And as long as I don't mind
I'll keep on living

But do you find the change in seasons
Affects you without reason?
You're greeting still, but nothing more to say

And you swear you'd feel so much better
If only summer would last forever
But the sky was clear
And I'm nowhere near
And the rain is here again
But I don't need the sunshine
I don't need the good times
I don't need anything anyone's selling
And as long as I don't mind
I'll keep on living

Well I threw away my sunshine
My so-called little lifeline
Do you know what I mean?

And I decided that the answer
Could not be bought across the counter
Misunderstood
So I left for good
And now the rain has gone away

Because I don't need the sunshine
I don't need the good times
I don't need anything anyone's selling

And as long as I don't mind
I'll keep on living