The weatherman came knocking on my door Said there's gonna be a cloudy overcast With a chance of a storm I've got the sun in my pocket and I want you to take it Put it in your heart where the clouds can't block it That's what he said And I said no sir, cause I'm doing just fine The sky is clear and I can feel the sunshine And he said let me know if you change your mind You've gotta learn how to shine Cause the days get cold and dark sometimes And you're gonna need the sun to survive You've gotta learn how to shine Cause when the sun goes down it's the dark of night And you're gonna need to shine your light Woke up to a cloud hanging over me Rain is coming down over only me I see people everywhere but they don't share my pain They can't see my clouds, they can't feel my rain I wear a smile that's fake cause I'm too proud to cry Pretend the weather's great cause it's easier to lie I don't know when the weather will clear I don't know how much more I can bear I've gotta learn how to shine Cause I don't know when the storm will pass by Or by then if I'll even have the sun on mine I've gotta learn how to shine Cause I'm tired of living like this I need to overcome the darkness Yeah Now it's about time I have a talk with the weatherman Ask him to take away the clouds and let the sun shine again And I don't know if he's even there or if he heard my little prayer Cause I asked three times and the clouds didn't go away They're still here It's cause I'm telling you now This is the way life is Storms will come and storms will go And you've gotta rest no matter the forecast Now I've got the sun in my pocket and I want you to take it Put it in your heart where the clouds can't block it And don't you just let it lay up in you Dormant baby You've gotta learn how to shine And if the clouds aren't there to pick a fight You won't learn how to shine bright You've gotta learn how to shine And if the rain stops now and said goodbye Then you wouldn't need the sun to shine from inside You've gotta learn how to shine Cause you never know if your life will be the hope For somebody else that's all alone Yeah Yeah