Lyrics of
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

You Are the Sunshine of My Life is a song written and performed by Stevie Wonder. The song is one of Wonder’s most famous and enduring singles, winning the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 1974. Notably, the song’s opening vocals are not performed by Wonder but by Motown singers Jim Gilstrap and Lani Groves. The lyrics and melody celebrate the exaltation of a profound and lasting love.

You are the sunshine of my life
That's why I'll always be around
You are the apple of my eye
Forever you'll stay in my heart

I feel like this is the beginning
Though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears

You are the sunshine of my life
That's why I'll always be around
You are the apple of my eye
Forever you'll stay in my heart

You must have known that I was lonely
Because you came to my rescue
And I know that this must be heaven
How could so much love be inside of you?
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You are the sunshine of my life
That's why I'll always be around
You are the apple of my eye
Forever you'll stay in my heart
(Repeat to fade)