When I wake up in the morning,love
and the sunlight hurts my eyes
and something without warning,love
bears heavy on my mind

Then I look at you
and the world's alright with me
Just one look at you
and I know it's gonna be

(chorus)
A lovely day
lovely day,lovely day,lovely day,lovely day

When the day that lies ahead of me
seems impossible to face
when someone else instead of me
always seems to know to way

Then I look at you
and the world's alright with me
just one look at you
and I know it's gonna be

(chorus)
A lovely day
lovely day,lovely day,lovely day,lovely day

When the day that lies ahead of me
seems impossible to face
and when someone else instead of me
always seems to know the way

Then I look at you
and the world's alright with me
ah,just one look at you
and I know it's gonna be
A lovely day

and I know it's gonna be
A lovely daaaaa
aaaaa
aaaaa *quickbreath* aaaaay A lovely daaaaa
aaaaa
aaaaa
aaaaa...






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[Edited 10/13/05 0:54am]

Indeed a classic!!!

Good One..

This song has always been special to me.In the 70s,we had alot of songs like these...breezy and melodic (I'm thinking of songs like "Walking In Rhythm" by the Blackbyrds and "Rock the Boat" by the Hues Corporation).Hearing "Lovely Day" makes me long for the good ol' days when R&B was still vital.

Menagerie is a classic Bill album...

CinisterCee said:

It must have been hell for him to sing this song in concert,having to hold that note for such a long time,lol.

TheRealFiness said:

This CD was remastered a few years ago.Contains a few bonus tracks,including a previously unreleased song called "Rosie".

DavidEye said:

breath control practice from all those "i know's" in aint no sunshine

TheRealFiness said:

I love this song.

I thought he was white , he doesn't sound black at all
I think the word 'day' in the line 'A Lovely Day'
lasts far too long
Frankly i think that's quite annoying

I also think the 'i know , i know , etc' in 'Ain't No Sunshine'
is annoying , nice songs ,tho' apart from that
[Edited 10/13/05 7:08am]

indeed..

Dewrede said:

...i wanna to spread the news that if it feels this good gettin' used, oh u just keep on using me daha dahda (lol) till u use me up

oops wrong record

Now ALL y'all know y'all tried to hang with Bill when he sings "Daaaaay! LOL!

TheCrucialExperience said:

For real.....

Just like when Minnie would do the la la la la la, part on 'Lovin You'...

Everybody attempt to hit that high note...
[Edited 10/13/05 9:23am]

I see people are using this to talk about any and every Bill Withers song! This is one of his best and a song that always perks me up. Terrible what they did to it on the Bodyguard soundtrack.

That's my song!!!

Perfect start of the morning song.

How long does he hold Lovely Dayyyyy? I'm going to time that the next time I hear the song.

DavidEye said:

Why ?

Rapturous.

Bill Withers is the absolute truth. Extra.

love it !!!!!

Good Choice David, I love Bill, wasn't he married to that chick Denise Nicholas on room 222?

He holds a note on this song like no other.

lovedad43 said:

yup, he was...

lovedad43 said:

Oh Man...Room 222... .....

One of my absolute favorites, nothing but pure class and a beautiful song.

just to clarify..my "indeed" was in support of the love for this song.

its perfect.