Lyrics
Verse 1
They say the sky's falling
Heartbreak on the news
Got all kinds of reasons
For singing the blues
What may look hopeless
Times may be hard
But I got this feeling
Down deep in my heart
Chorus
They can't rain on my parade
This is the day that the Lord has made
Should I praise Him
Yes, I should
God is great
Life is good
Ain't no worry gonna bring me down
Ain't no losing the joy I've found
Should I praise Him
Yes I should
God is great
Life is good
Verse 2
I got troubles and trials
Good Lord, don't we all
But my Savior He answers
Whenever I call
And this is the reason
For the hope in my soul
The one that I lean on
Is the one who's in control
Chorus
They can't rain on my parade
This is the day that the Lord has made
Should I praise Him
Yes, I should
God is great
Life is good
Ain't no worry gonna bring me down
Ain't no losing the joy I've found
Should I praise Him
Yes I should
God is great
And Life is good
Bridge
In the morning
Life is good
In the evening
Life is good
He is with me
Life is good
Life is good
Life is good
On the mountain
Life is good
Oh, In the valley
Life is good
Sing it with me
Life is good
Life is good
Life is good
Chorus
They can't rain on my parade
This is the day that the Lord has made
Should I praise Him
Yes, I should
God is great
Life is good
Ain't no worry gonna bring me down
Ain't no losing the joy I've found
Should I praise Him
Yes, I should
God is great
Life is good
Outro (x2)
Should I praise Him
Yes I should
'Cause God is great
And life is good
Credits & Song Information
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Meaning & Inspiration
The chorus borrows its central line directly from Psalm 118:24 — "this is the day that the Lord has made" — and builds the entire song's logic on top of that single verse: gladness as a response to whose day it is, not to how the day is going. The verses list the ordinary evidence against joy, from bad news to breaking hearts, then set that evidence beside a feeling held deep inside that refuses to be talked out of hope.
That refusal recalls Nehemiah 8:10's claim that "the joy of the Lord is your strength," treating joy as a source of resilience rather than a reward for good circumstances. The bridge repeats "life is good" across settings that would normally cancel each other out — morning and evening, mountain and valley — insisting the phrase holds in both. Nothing in the lyrics denies that troubles are real; the song's claim is narrower and stranger than that, naming goodness as true regardless of which day or which valley is currently underfoot.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 118:24 "This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."
- Nehemiah 8:10 "The joy of the Lord is your strength."