“Sometimes It Snows in April” is a song by American musician Prince. It was included on his eighth studio album ‘Parade’, which was also the soundtrack to his film ‘Under the Cherry Moon (1986)’. Prince wrote, performed, and produced the song alongside Wendy & Lisa, who co-wrote the music.
The song’s narrator recounts memories of Christopher Tracy, Prince’s character from Under the Cherry Moon, and how Tracy’s death affected the narrator; it also expresses their desire to hopefully rejoin Tracy in heaven. Prince performed the song live fairly often over the years, sometimes using it as a final encore to wind down the show.
It received significant attention after Prince’s death on April 21, 2016, exactly 31 years after its recording date and it went on to re-enter several record charts worldwide.
Prince – lead vocals
Lisa Coleman – piano, backing vocals
Wendy Melvoin – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Just after I’d wiped away his last tear
I guess he’s better off than he was before
A whole lot better off than the fools he left here
I used to cry for Tracy ‘cause he was my only friend
Those kind of cars don’t pass u every day
I used to cry for Tracy because I wanted to see him again
But sometimes, sometimes life ain’t always the way
Sometimes it snows in April
Sometimes I feel so bad, so bad
Sometimes I wish that life was never ending
And all good things, they say, never last
Springtime was always my favorite time of year
A time for lovers holding hands in the rain
Now springtime only reminds me of Tracy’s tears
Always cry for love, never cry for pain
He used to say so strong, unafraid to die
Unafraid of the death that left me
Hypnotized
No, staring at his picture I realized
No one could cry the way my Tracy cried
Sometimes it snows in April
Sometimes I feel so bad
Sometimes, sometimes I wish that life was never ending
But all good things, they say, never last
I often dream of heaven and I know that Tracy’s there
I know that he has found another friend
Maybe he’s found the answer to all the April snow
Maybe one day I’ll see my Tracy again
Sometimes it snows in April
Sometimes I feel so bad
So bad
Sometimes I wish that life was never ending
But all good things, they say, never last
But all good things they say, never last
And love, it isn’t love until it’s past