Good-day sunlight
I'd like to say how truly bright you are
You don't know me but I know you
You're my favorite star
Follow you I will so lets get moving

Who needs shelter when the mornings coming?
Absolutely there's no one
Who needs shelter from the sun?
Not me, no. not anyone.

By your clock the cock rooster crows
Then off to work where everybody goes
Slow, But eventually they get there
Picking up the day shift back where all left off
Confined and pecking at relationships
You know it's only a worthless piece of shit

Who needs shelter when the mornings coming?
Absolutely there's no one
Who needs shelter from the sun?
Not me, no. not anyone.

I'd sleep it all away but the sun won't let me
I'd miss those lovely days of summer

Good-day sunlight
I'd like to say how truly bright you are
You don't know me but I know you
You're my favorite.



Lyrics submitted by rjbucs28

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"Who Needs Shelter" as written by Eric Schermerhorn Jason Mraz

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    General Comment:This song is pretty self-explanatory. The meaning, at least. This is just the audible version of Jason's grateful persona. Who would think to thank the sun? Jason would.
    Flag pbjbutterbutteron July 21, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i love the music in this song, the guitar bit, i have no idea if there is an actual name for the guiat bit in a song, but that will do. I love it anyway!
    Flag kindacrazyon May 05, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Anyway, this song really depresses me for some reason. I guess it reminds me of things..
    Flag Tack-o-Ramaon June 09, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Who needs shelter from the sun?

    Uh. Vampires.
    Flag Tack-o-Ramaon June 09, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:loveee this song..and like someone up there said it does remind me of summer..even though he really only mentions summer once but i guess its the whole idea of sun. I should play this song every morning when i wake up..maybe it will make me feel better about being up at 6:00..i doubt it..
    Flag Aligator2210on February 09, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:In response to TaylorErin it was in Chasing Liberty, Love that film!
    Flag prettyinpunk8177on January 27, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:mraz's says it's about -
    "I experimented with a lot of different things just to see how they would feel. After staying up all night, I began to hang out with a morning crowd. I thought, "What a different world! There are these people who jog and do all kinds of stuff before they go to work!" I thought, "I'm gonna turn this around. I'm gonna become a morning person!" I wrote "Who Needs Shelter," hoping that it would be my new theme. I would get away from the "Sleep All Day" thing and do the "Who Needs Shelter" thing, because it's important that I get up and have a full day. But it didn't last!"
    Flag 2WaysFromSundayon January 24, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I picture him writing this while whatching a sunrise. It's about him appriciating lovely days.
    Flag kmk_natashaon November 05, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:What movie was this song in? anyone know?
    Flag TaylorErinon August 02, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:Wow, not a lot of comments for this song. Jason is a wonderful lyricist, and this song proves it. His voice is so smooth, and really shows his range in music. It's so sad, and so bright at the same time. Beautiful!
    Flag rockinit2mrazon March 31, 2005   Link

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