By Natasha Bedingham
The "pocketful of sunshine" I refer to when I sing along to this song in my car or when washing dishes is a Soulmates Marriage. When we have a Soulmates Marriage, trials or adversity have much less impact on us. It's like we have a forcefield around us that buffers us from the irritating, bad, dangerous, hurtful, Survival of the Fittest behaviors of others with whom we must interact on a daily basis at school, work, in our community, on the road, and even at church. Children being raised by parents who have a Soulmates Marriage are encompassed by this forcefield also so that they too have a buffer zone around them. It literally has the power to "take us away, a secret place, a sweet escape." And if for whatever reason we don't have this with our spouse, we can draw closer to our Savior, Jesus Christ. When we are part of his family, we experience blessings similar to a Soulmates Marriage (#Love of God) through his atonement and the power of the Holy Ghost. This song is just another way of singing "Love At Home."
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine
I got a love, and I know that it's all mine, oh
Do what you want, but you're never gonna break me
Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me, no
Chorus
Take me away (take me away)
A secret place (a secret place)
A sweet escape(a sweet escape)
Take me away (take me away)
Take me away (take me away)
To better days (to better days)
Take me away (take me away)
A higher place (a higher place)
I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine
I got a love, and I know that it's all mine, oh
Do what you want, but you're never gonna break me
Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me, no
I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine
I got a love, and I know that it's all mine, oh
Wish that you could, but you ain't gonna own me
Do everything you can't control me, no
Repeat Chorus
There's this places that I go
And nobody knows
Where this river flow
And I call it home [So many people don't know about this "home" and how amazingly powerful and Sustainable it is in the face of temptation and adversity (Matt 11:28).]
And there's no more lies
In the darkness, there's light
And nobody cries
There's only butterflies
Repeat Chorus (3)
The sun is on my side [The Son is on my side.]
And take me for a ride [When I sing this part I think of the "ride" of life, which includes all of our relationships, and how it is so much better when we keep the Lord's commandments regardless of the circumstances we are called to bear (2 Nephi 1:20).]
I smile up to the sky [Gratitude]
I know I'll be all right [Faith]
The sun is on my side ["Therefore, let your hearts be comforted concerning Zion; for all flesh is in mine hands; be still and know that I am God." ~D&C 101:16]
Thanks to Natasha for this song. I love it! It has helped me get through a number of hard days because when I sing it and spin it (see Spin the Lyrics), I can feel it's true. That strengthens my faith in Jesus Christ. Since I am divorced, I look to him for my "pocketful of sunshine."
The "pocketful of sunshine" I refer to when I sing along to this song in my car or when washing dishes is a Soulmates Marriage. When we have a Soulmates Marriage, trials or adversity have much less impact on us. It's like we have a forcefield around us that buffers us from the irritating, bad, dangerous, hurtful, Survival of the Fittest behaviors of others with whom we must interact on a daily basis at school, work, in our community, on the road, and even at church. Children being raised by parents who have a Soulmates Marriage are encompassed by this forcefield also so that they too have a buffer zone around them. It literally has the power to "take us away, a secret place, a sweet escape." And if for whatever reason we don't have this with our spouse, we can draw closer to our Savior, Jesus Christ. When we are part of his family, we experience blessings similar to a Soulmates Marriage (#Love of God) through his atonement and the power of the Holy Ghost. This song is just another way of singing "Love At Home."
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine
I got a love, and I know that it's all mine, oh
Do what you want, but you're never gonna break me
Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me, no
Chorus
Take me away (take me away)
A secret place (a secret place)
A sweet escape(a sweet escape)
Take me away (take me away)
Take me away (take me away)
To better days (to better days)
Take me away (take me away)
A higher place (a higher place)
I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine
I got a love, and I know that it's all mine, oh
Do what you want, but you're never gonna break me
Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me, no
I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine
I got a love, and I know that it's all mine, oh
Wish that you could, but you ain't gonna own me
Do everything you can't control me, no
Repeat Chorus
There's this places that I go
And nobody knows
Where this river flow
And I call it home [So many people don't know about this "home" and how amazingly powerful and Sustainable it is in the face of temptation and adversity (Matt 11:28).]
And there's no more lies
In the darkness, there's light
And nobody cries
There's only butterflies
Repeat Chorus (3)
The sun is on my side [The Son is on my side.]
And take me for a ride [When I sing this part I think of the "ride" of life, which includes all of our relationships, and how it is so much better when we keep the Lord's commandments regardless of the circumstances we are called to bear (2 Nephi 1:20).]
I smile up to the sky [Gratitude]
I know I'll be all right [Faith]
The sun is on my side ["Therefore, let your hearts be comforted concerning Zion; for all flesh is in mine hands; be still and know that I am God." ~D&C 101:16]
Thanks to Natasha for this song. I love it! It has helped me get through a number of hard days because when I sing it and spin it (see Spin the Lyrics), I can feel it's true. That strengthens my faith in Jesus Christ. Since I am divorced, I look to him for my "pocketful of sunshine."
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