Sunny Came Home

Sunny Came Home was the 2nd single from Shawn Colvin's album A Few Small Repairs. It was Shawn's breakthrough mainstream single peaking at #2 on the Pop Chart, and #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997. The song also reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary and the Hot Adult Contemporary charts. To date it is her only appearance on the Hot 100. The single helped Shawn's album A Few Small Repairs reach the top 40 on the Billboard 200 and the album eventually reached platinum status. Sunny Came Home won 2 Grammies in 1998 for Record and Song of the Year The song was also nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal. Shawn's acceptance speech for Song of the Year was interrupted when rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard went on stage in protest of Wu Tang Clan's not winning Best Rap Album.

[Verse 1] Sunny came home to her favorite room Sunny sat down in the kitchen She opened a book and a box of tools Sunny came home with a mission [Chorus] She says, "Days go by, I'm hypnotized I'm walking on a wire I close my eyes and fly out of my mind Into the fire" [Verse 2] Sunny came home with a list of names She didn't believe in transcendence "And it's time for a few small repairs," she said Sunny came home with a vengeance [Chorus] She says, "Days go by, I don't know why I'm walking on a wire I close my eyes and fly out of my mind Into the fire" [Bridge] Get the kids and bring a sweater Dry is good and wind is better Count the years, you always knew it Strike a match, go on and do it [Chorus] Oh, days go by, I'm hypnotized I'm walking on a wire I close my eyes and fly out of my mind Into the fire Oh, light the sky and hold on tight The world is burning down She's out there on her own and she's alright Sunny came home [Outro] Sunny came home Came home Home