Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine Lyrics

Bill Withers Lyrics

"Ain't No Sunshine"

Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
It's not warm when she's away
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And she's always gone too long
Anytime she goes away

Wonder this time where she's gone
Wonder if she's gone to stay
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home
Anytime she goes away

And I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know
Hey, I oughtta leave young thing alone
But ain't no sunshine when she's gone

Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
Only darkness every day
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away

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Writer(s): Bill Withers

Bill Withers was inspired to write this song by the film Days of Wine and Roses (1962). He said about its characters "They were both alcoholics who were alternately weak and strong. It's like going back for seconds on rat poison. Sometimes you miss things that weren't particularly good for you. It's just something that crossed my mind from watching that movie, and probably something else that happened in my life that I'm not aware of."

Ain't No Sunshine was originally released as the B-side to "Harlem", but DJs played Ain't No Sunshine as the single instead which led to it becoming a huge hit.

Having been released as a single in 1971, Ain't No Sunshine peaked at number six on the US R&B Chart and at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

album: "Just As I Am" (1971)

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