[Verse 1] Trapped away again, on the sand dunes On an island, in the middle of june Daddy cast your line out, in the blue The fish scales, slip over mama's bathing suit We sailed in the night sky cry The ocean wailed and the waves went wild We prayed for the morning light Oh my lord let the storm retire [Chorus] It was suddenly, suddenly There's a dark cloud, hovering All was swell, all was pretty Til the rain drowns all our [sun is] [Verse 2] We fly home in the summer sleets in Chicago We bundled up like chickadees Well it's a snow globe, this city, I'd like to hibernate
When the doctor calls, tell mom I'm not listening Oh mama, she's sick again And we only got to Christmas We're singing songs beside her bed You can forget the presents [Chorus] It was suddenly, suddenly There's a dark cloud, hovering All was swell, all was pretty Til the rain drowns all our [sun is] [Chorus 2] It was suddenly, suddenly There's a dark cloud, hovering All was swell, all was peachy Til the rain drowns all our [sun is] [Outro] Say it, say it, say it, say it Say it, say it, say it, say it