Borrowed Sunshine

I don't know what you did...

But somehow the world looks different.

Maybe I borrowed a little sunshine from you.

I was walking through a cloudy day,

Head down, letting life pass me by.

Then you came laughing my way,

And suddenly I looked up at the sky.

You didn't promise me forever,

You didn't try to change my mind.

You just smiled like everything was better,

And somehow I started feeling fine.

You said, “Come on, don't stay inside,

There's a whole world waiting outside.”

So I followed where your footsteps led,

And left yesterday inside my head.

I borrowed sunshine from you,

Just enough to make it through.

You put a little light in my day,

And showed me there was another way.

I borrowed sunshine from you,

When I didn't know what else to do.

But now I see what you always knew—

That little bit of light was mine too.

We danced like nobody was watching,

Two strangers turning into friends.

You made the ordinary feel amazing,

Like the night didn't have to end.

You never tried to be my answer,

Never told me who to be.

You just stood beside me smiling,

And somehow helped me finally see.

You said, “Come on, don't look behind,

There's something better you might find.”

So I took another step ahead,

And left those old fears where they were kept.

I borrowed sunshine from you,

Just enough to make it through.

You put a little light in my day,

And showed me there was another way.

I borrowed sunshine from you,

When I didn't know what else to do.

But now I see what you always knew—

That little bit of light was mine too.

Maybe you didn't save me,

Maybe I was never lost.

Maybe I just needed someone

To remind me what I'd forgotten.

I thought you gave me your sunshine...

But you didn't.

You just showed me

Where to find my own.

Now look at me...

I'm glowing too.

I borrowed sunshine from you,

Just enough to make it through.

You put a little light in my day,

And showed me there was another way.

I borrowed sunshine from you,

But now I know what I have to do.

I'll keep a little light for you,

When your sky turns grey too.

So if you ever lose your way,

Come find me on another day.

I'll be standing right here,

With a little sunshine saved for you.

You gave me a smile...

I found a reason to shine.

Maybe that's all we needed.

Abeg... don't take all the sunshine back.