BMM 20 - Tomorrow

The sun'll come out
Tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar
That tomorrow there'll be sun

Just thinkin' about
Tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs
And the sorrow
'Til there's none

When I'm stuck with a day
That's gray and lonely,
I just stick out my chin
And grin
And say, oh

The sun'll come out
Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
'Til tomorrow
Come what may

Tomorrow, tomorrow
I love ya tomorrow
You're always a day away
The sun'll come out
Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
'Til tomorrow
Come what may

Tomorrow, tomorrow
I love ya tomorrow
You're always a day away
Tomorrow, tomorrow
I love ya tomorrow
You're always a day away 

From Wikipedia: "Tomorrow" is a show tune from the musical Annie, with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin, published in 1977. The number was originally written as "Replay" (The Way We Live Now) for the 1970 short film Replay, with both music and lyrics by Strouse. 

The range, volume and repeated interval jumps make it a particularly demanding solo, especially for a younger voice. 

The song has always been prominently featured in productions of the musical throughout its history: several variations of the song were performed in the original 1977 Broadway production, including being the show's finale. Its lyrics are repeated as a personal motto by the character of Annie in Thomas Meehan's 1980 novelization. It was the entry and concluding credits score for the 1982 film adaptation; an acapella version of the song was performed by Aileen Quinn as Annie during the scene at the White House where Annie and Warbucks meet Franklin D. Roosevelt. 

The song pronounces an optimistic view of life through its main themes and the phrases 'hang on until tomorrow' and 'when I'm stuck with a day that's gray and lonely, I just stick out my chin and grin [and say]'. It appears to be in unison with another song in the score, "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile," which again pronounces the importance of smiling, though in a much lighter and cheerful tone. 

My own thoughts: Heard plenty about this musical and this song, though I never saw the musical or heard the song all the way through (until just now). 

Believe it or not, I had a greater struggle to figure out how to illustrate this one. But I think looking out a window at a night sky conveys the message of the song rather nicely, don't you?