El rhythm and blues (abreviado por sus siglas R&B) o jumping music es un género musical derivado en su origen del jazz, el gospel y el blues. El término musical fue introducido en Estados Unidos en 1949 por Jerry Wexler de la revista Billboard. Sustituyó al término conocido como "race records" (grabaciones de raza), considerado ofensivo para la posguerra mundial así como para la categoría de Billboard "Harlem Hit Parade" en junio de 1949, y principalmente era usado para identificar el género musical que más tarde se desarrollaría en forma de rock and roll.
Charles Kent Wilson nació el 29 de Enero de 1953 en Tulsa, Oklahoma. Más conocido como Charlie Wilson, es un cantante americano de R&B y soul, además de ser el vocalista líder de "Gap Band".
El creció en su ciudad natal, comenzando a los 4 años a cantar en el coro de la iglesia. Eso le mostró el camino para continuar una carrera musical en el coro de la escuela, posteriormente formando Gap y actualmente en solitario.
Mmm, hmm
It feels like a lifetime, a thousand days have passed by
Since I held you close to me
If I could see that smile from my friend
I know that I could live again
I need you here with me
Heaven knows what to say
Even though for right now you're so far away
I hope and I pray
Somewhere in your heart I'll always stay
Girl, lately my sun doesn't shine without you
Never noticed what it feels like to be without you
Feels like I took my last step and my last breath
And my life ended
Had to say just what I was feeling, girl
'Cause my sun doesn't shine
Sun doesn't shine without you
This is more for me than for you
Girl, I finally see there's no substitute
For what we have
Do you know how much I love you?
And that we shared, I can't forget
Girl, a love like yours
I'll never let just slip away
Just promise that you'll stay
Heaven knows what to say
Even though for right now you're so far away
Gonna tell you and show you
Do whatever I can do to get back to you
Girl, lately my sun doesn't shine without you
Never noticed what it feels like to be without you
Feels like I took my last step and my last breath
And my life ended
Had to say just what I was feeling, girl
'Cause my sun doesn't shine
Sun doesn't shine without you
Have you ever seen a flower that did not bloom?
Seen a starless night without the moon?
Well, that's me without you?
So come back and turn my nights into days
Girl, lately my sun doesn't shine without you
Never noticed what it feels like to be without you
Feels like I took my last step and my last breath
And my life ended
Had to say just what I was feeling, girl
'Cause my sun doesn't shine
Sun doesn't shine without you