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

I wonder this time where she`s gone
I wonder if she`s gone to stay
Ain`t no sunshine when she`s gone
And this house just ain`t a home
Anytime she goes away

An' I know
I know (x20)
Yeah I ought to leave the young thing alone!

But ain`t no sunshine when she`s gone
Only darkness everyday yeah
Ain`t no sunshine when she`s gone
And this house just ain`t a home
Every time she goes away

{musical interlude}

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

{Repeat 9 times to finish}
BACKING SINGERS -
I know
I know
I know
I know
I know

MAIN SINGER -
Anytime she goes away

Ain`t no sunshine when she`s gone
And she`s always gone too long
Every time she goes away (goes away)
Oh yeah
Ain`t no sunshine when she`s gone
And this house just ain`t a home
Every time she goes away (goes away
Oh yeah
Ain`t no sunshine when she`s gone
And she`s always gone too long
Every time she goes away