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SUN GONNA SHINE
©Gary Bowman

Lazin’ at the river, Where the waters flow, Sittin’ on the Banks of the O-hi-O
Reflections on the water, Reflections in my mind,  
Driftin’ with my baby, Down that river of time
A two-room shack, that we called home, So many years before

And the river ran past our back   door        

A storm rolled into our small town, The sky got dark, the rains came down
For forty nights, and forty days, Then the river swept our home away
Yes, the rain’s gonna fall, on us all, The rich and the poor

Just pray, the river stops at your back  door

Every river’s got a story to tell, Of what’s gone before

Sun Gonna Shine in My Back Door

Do you remember, back in sixty-three? Our Nation mired in pain
Some were bound to duty, Others bound in chains
This river carried some to freedom, And carried some to war

Just wait… Sun Gonna Shine in My Back Door

The times have a-changed, and re-arranged, This river and its shore
Through drought and flood, and silt and mud, Things ain’t what they was before
This river keeps on flowing, It don’t keep score

Sun Gonna Shine in My Back Door

Lazin’ at the river, Just takin’ it slow, Sittin’ on the Banks of the O-hi-O