Ain't No Sunshine

One of the great things about this long road trip is that I’ve had enough time to get totally obsessed with a few songs. The current obsession is with Bill Withers’ 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 where she’s gone away
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 oughta leave the young thing alone
But ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone
Only darkness when she’s away
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
Anytime she goes away

I’ve listened to that song about 10 times in a row a couple times a day. And then just today when I was hanging out in Boulder's downtown promenade-type thing, a band played this as their last song before rain forced them off a stage.