[INTRO — RUBATO / CLOSE MIC]
Mmm…
Some days I wake up
And I don't know what to say…
I just look outside my window
And watch the morning find its way.
Yesterday was heavy…
I carried it all night.
But somewhere between the shadows
I saw a little light.
[VERSE 1 — LAZY, SWAYING GROOVE]
I thought my heart was finished
When you walked away from me.
I gave you every little piece
Of who I thought I'd be.
And I cried until the pillow
Couldn't take another tear.
I said, “Lord, if love is over,
What am I doing here?”
But the morning kept on coming,
And the birds still sang their song.
And somehow I kept breathing
When I thought I couldn't go on.
[PRE-CHORUS — STRINGS BEGIN TO LIFT]
And I don't know why
The sun still finds my face…
But every time I think I'm losing,
Something whispers,
[BGV — SOFT]
“Have a little faith…”
[CHORUS — LUSH / WARM]
Through my pain,
Through my tears…
God still put a rainbow in the sky.
Oh, when the world
Seems unfair,
And my man is nowhere near…
God still put a rainbow in the sky.
Yes, He did—
Just to let me know…
[BGV]
(Just to let me know)
Just to let me know…
[PAUSE — BAND DROPS TO PIANO + STRINGS]
That even though he broke my heart,
[BGV]
(Even though he broke my heart)
There are still so many reasons to smile.
[INSTRUMENTAL TURN — 4 BARS]
Mmm… yeah…
[VERSE 2 — WARMER / GROOVE SETTLES IN]
This morning I left my curtains open,
Let the sunlight touch my floor.
Funny how a little light
Can make you want a little more.
I made some coffee, played a record,
Let it spin and let it breathe.
And somewhere in between the songs,
I found a little peace in me.
I won't say that I don't miss you,
'Cause some memories still remain.
But I don't feel like I have to
Go and chase them down again.
There's a sweetness in the silence,
There's a freedom in the air.
And for once I ain't looking backwards
To see if somebody's there.
[PRE-CHORUS — STRINGS / WOODWINDS]
And I don't know why
The sun still finds my face…
But every time I think I'm losing,
Something whispers,
[BGV]
“Have a little faith…”
[CHORUS — FULLER]
Through my pain,
Through my tears…
God still put a rainbow in the sky.
Oh, when the world
Seems unfair,
And my man is nowhere near…
God still put a rainbow in the sky.
Yes, He did—
Just to let me know…
[BGV]
(Just to let me know)
Just to let me know…
That even though he broke my heart,
[BGV]
(Even though he broke my heart)
There are still so many reasons to smile.
[MOVEMENT III — BRIDGE / ORCHESTRA BREATHES]
Maybe tomorrow
I'll miss him again.
Maybe some evenings
I'll still say his name.
Maybe I'll wonder
If he thinks of me…
But I won't let the memory
Take the light from me.
No, no…
'Cause life has a way
Of opening windows
When you think every door has closed.
And sometimes the blessing
Ain't in what you keep…
It's in what you finally let go.
[MUSIC BUILDS — NOT A KEY-CHANGE, JUST ORCHESTRATION]
LEAD:
I got another morning—
BGV:
(Another morning)
LEAD:
Another chance to breathe—
BGV:
(Another chance to breathe)
LEAD:
Another little reason—
BGV:
(Another little reason)
LEAD:
To believe in me.
[4-BAR INSTRUMENTAL — ELECTRIC PIANO / STRINGS / BASS]
[FINAL CHORUS — SUNLIGHT ARRIVES]
Through my pain,
Through my tears…
Look what the Lord put in my sky.
After the rain,
After the tears…
Look at me—
I'm still alive.
And when the world
Seems unfair,
And my man is nowhere near…
I can still look up
And see something beautiful here.
[BGV — WARM, LAYERED]
(Something beautiful)
(Something beautiful)
LEAD:
He put a rainbow in my sky…
BGV:
(Rainbow in my sky)
LEAD:
Just to let me know…
BGV:
(Just to let you know)
LEAD:
I got another reason—
BGV:
(Another reason)
LEAD:
Another reason—
BGV:
(Another reason)
LEAD:
Another reason to smile.
[VAMP — LAZY, GROOVING, IMPROVISED]
LEAD:
I still got a reason…
BGV:
(You still got a reason)
LEAD:
I still got a reason…
BGV:
(You still got a reason)
LEAD:
Even with these tears in my eyes…
BGV:
(Tears in your eyes)
LEAD:
I got a reason…
BGV:
(A reason to smile)
LEAD:
I got a reason…
BGV:
(A reason to smile)
LEAD:
Look at the sky…
BGV:
(Look at the sky)
LEAD:
Look at the sky…
BGV:
(It's beautiful)
LEAD:
Mmm…
It ain't over.
BGV:
(It ain't over)
LEAD:
No, it ain't over…
BGV:
(It ain't over)
LEAD:
I still got a reason…
BGV:
(A reason to smile)
LEAD:
And I'm gonna smile…
BGV:
(Smile)
LEAD:
I'm gonna smile…
BGV:
(Smile)
LEAD:
Even if it's through my tears…
BGV:
(Through your tears)
LEAD:
I'm gonna smile…
BGV:
(Smile)
LEAD:
'Cause He put a rainbow…
BGV:
(A rainbow)
LEAD:
In my sky.
[STRINGS SUSTAIN /r&B alt lush]
Mmm…
Sometimes the rainbow
Isn't for the eyes…
Sometimes it's just enough
To know it's there.
[WHISPERED / CLOSE MIC]
I still got a reason…
to smile.
[Outro LUSH / WARM]
Through my pain,
Through my tears…
God still put a rainbow in the sky.
Oh, when the world
Seems unfair,
And my man is nowhere near…
God still put a rainbow in the sky.