The Sun Don't Have to Say It's Shining

[Instrumental intro] [Verse 1 - Bubba MALE] The sun came over cedar tops Didn't make a single speech Found the frost upon the fence rail And the pears beyond our reach Darlene opened up the curtains Said the light knows what to do Maybe love could quit announcing And come pouring through us too [Chorus - Bubba and Darlene FEMALE harmony] The sun don't have to say it's shining The river don't announce its flow Let the kindness come out quietly Let the living let it show One warm hand can change a morning More than all the things we know The sun don't have to say it's shining Love will show [Verse 2 - Darlene FEMALE] There's a widow down the road there With a porch that needs repair We could tell her all our blessings Or go put some lumber there So the band put down the talking Picked the tools up after nine By the evening she was smiling With her rocking chair outside [Chorus - duet] The sun don't have to say it's shining The river don't announce its flow Let the kindness come out quietly Let the living let it show One warm hand can change a morning More than all the things we know The sun don't have to say it's shining Love will show [Instrumental solo and break] [Bridge - intimate then build] Faith can have a thousand verses Let one verse become a deed May the light we're always praising Find somebody else's need [Final chorus - full duet] The sun don't have to say it's shining The river don't announce its flow Let the kindness come out quietly Let the living let it show One warm hand can change a morning More than all the things we know The sun don't have to say it's shining Love will show [Outro - resolve naturally] The Sun Don't Have to Say It's Shining [Instrumental ending]