Peak
1
Weeks
27
Score
6,200
Chart Year
1992
This elegant love song is a tale of unrequited love that comes together in the end. The message of the song is that life is full of unexpected events that often lead to what's ultimately for the best. For Vanessa Williams, the song had special meaning as she recovered from a scandal where she was stripped of her Miss America crown when nude pictures of her surfaced. Williams became a very successful singer and actress, overshadowing the scandal with her talents. This was written by the songwriting team of Jon Lind, Wendy Waldman and Phil Galdston. According to an interview with the writers in Songwriter Universe magazine, Lind and Galdston wrote the song with bitter and ironic lyrics, which Waldman changed to make it an uplifting song. The song was not intended for Williams, and the artists they shopped it to turned it down, but when Vanessa Williams heard the demo, she told her record company that it was the song she'd been waiting for her whole life - the song was her whole story. This topped the Hot 100 for five weeks and was named by the ASCAP as its Song of the Year for 1992, meaning it was performed more than any other song in that year. Other countries where this topped the charts include Australia, Canada and the Netherlands.
Sometimes the snow comes down in June Sometimes the sun goes 'round the moon I see the passion in your eyes Sometimes it's all a big surprise 'Cause there was a time when all I did was wish You'd tell me this was love It's not the way I hoped or how I planned But somehow it's enough And now we're standing face to face Isn't this world a crazy place? Just when I thought our chance had passed You go and save the best for last All of the nights you came to me When some silly girl had set you free You wondered how you'd make it through I wondered what was wrong with you 'Cause how could you give your love to someone else And share your dreams with me Sometimes the very thing you're looking for Is the one thing you can't see But now we're standing face to face Isn't this world a crazy place? Just when I thought our chance had passed You go and save the best for last La-da-da-da-da-da-da Sometimes the very thing you're looking for Is the one thing you can't see Sometimes the snow comes down in June Sometimes the sun goes 'round the moon Just when I thought our chance had passed You go and save the best for last You went and saved the best for last Yeah, yeah
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 1, 1992 | 92 | 34 |
| 2 | Feb 8, 1992 | 64 | 62 |
| 3 | Feb 15, 1992 | 27 | 99 |
| 4 | Feb 22, 1992 | 20 | 106 |
| 5 | Feb 29, 1992 | 11 | 115 |
| 6 | Mar 7, 1992 | 5 | 121 |
| 7 | Mar 14, 1992 | 4 | 122 |
| 8 | Mar 21, 1992 | 1 | 125 |
| 9 | Mar 28, 1992 | 1 | 125 |
| 10 | Apr 4, 1992 | 1 | 125 |
| 11 | Apr 11, 1992 | 1 | 125 |
| 12 | Apr 18, 1992 | 1 | 125 |
| 13 | Apr 25, 1992 | 2 | 124 |
| 14 | May 2, 1992 | 2 | 124 |
| 15 | May 9, 1992 | 3 | 123 |
| 16 | May 16, 1992 | 4 | 122 |
| 17 | May 23, 1992 | 7 | 119 |
| 18 | May 30, 1992 | 10 | 116 |
| 19 | Jun 6, 1992 | 13 | 113 |
| 20 | Jun 13, 1992 | 20 | 106 |