Context

This line is from the song "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," sung by Stevie Wonder, from his album Talking Book (1972).

Sometimes, you need to reach for the literary to describe what someone means to you. Poets have been doing it for centuries, and that's what Stevie Wonder is doing here. Saying someone's the literal sunshine of your life means you can't live without them. I mean, what would life be without sunshine?! Boring. And dark. And pretty impossible to live in.

Where you've heard it

If you've never heard this, go listen now. Because you're missing out. Then, watch Jack White and the Muppets sing it. Macy Grey and Frank Sinatra also covered the song.

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

Let Stevie do the singing, and you can do the woo-ing of whoever you've set your affections on. This line is a gem.