A day in the sun would be nice for a change of things Pretty girls and prettier houses on the lane And money 'til my calloused hands are stained And I could bask within the glow of my accomplishments Accepting all the accolades and such Or withdraw until I'm really out of touch (A day in the sun) Smile and the world smiles with you (A day in the sun) Cry and the world breaks down in tears (A day in the sun) Laugh and they're laughing at you It just ain't quite what I thought it'd be Everybody wants you (yeah) Everybody needs you (yeah) Everybody knows you (yeah) Everybody hates you Every dirty secret haunts you Every teenage waster loves you Every agent of illness craves you Everybody can't remember who the hell the guy is Used to sing the song that sounded like the one That used to go like this A day in sun may not be such a grand idea And after all it's really only just a day Who knows I may forget just how to play (A day in the sun) Smile and the world smiles with you (A day in the sun) Cry and the world breaks down in tears (A day in the sun) Laugh and they're laughing at you It ain't quite what I thought it'd be...