Singing in the Sunshine

For the first time in what seems like ages, we have some sunshine today. And it is supposed to be almost 60°! That's enough to make one think about singing. Which is what made me think of a favorite song of mine from 1964 - Gale Garnett's hit -
We'll Sing In The Sunshine.

We'll sing in the sunshine
We'll laugh every day
We'll sing in the sunshine
Then I'll be on my way

I will never love you
The cost of love's too dear
But though I'll never love you
I'll stay with you one year

And we can sing in the sunshine
We'll laugh every day
We'll sing in the sunshine
Then I'll be on my way

I'll sing to you each morning
I'll kiss you every night
But darlin' don't cling to me
I'll soon be out of sight

But we can sing in the sunshine
We'll laugh every day
We'll sing in the sunshine
Then I'll be on my way

My daddy he once told me
"Hey don't you love you any man
Just take what they may give you
And give but what you can -

And you can sing in the sunshine
You'll laugh every day
You'll sing in the sunshine
Then be on your way"

And when our year has ended
And I have gone away
You'll often speak about me
And this is what you'll say

"We sang in the sunshine
We laughed every day
We sang in the sunshine
Then she went on her way"

Probably one of the main reasons I liked the song so much was because I related to it. My marriage of three years was already in trouble and I was wishing I had opted for a year of being together and happy rather than in a more permanent union and miserable.

I don't have a sunrise photo to cheer this post up a bit, but here is one my daughter took a week ago. Portland is noted for its rainy weather, so maybe the sunshine made her feel like singing, too.