LYRICS SON OF THE SUNSHINE

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I'LL TAKE THE SUNSHINE That look upon your face is not a smile / And I don't think nice to see you is on your mind / It's safe to say the end is just beginning / I may be dumb, but I ain't blind / So divide up all the things we own and we'll go our separate ways / What else can I say

CHORUS I'll take the sunshine / You take the rain / I'll take the good times / You take the pain / There's nothing left between us and there's no one left to blame / I'll take the sunshine / You take the rain

I guess you and I should've never been together / How we got this far nobody knows / ‘Cause the things that make me happy drive you crazy / And the love down in your heart died long ago / So you take your things, I'll take mine if that's how it's gotta be / That's alright with me / REPEAT CHORUS

So divide up all the things we own and we'll go our separate ways / What else can I say / REPEAT CHORUS

 

THE WAY THAT I AM Song on my mind, sand in my shoes / Wind blowing through my hair / Don't really know why I got the blues / Don't know why I even care / Off in the distance I hear the sound of progress on the way / They're moving mountains and building highways and getting closer each day / Stock market's up and interest is down / They say the time is right / From California they're coming in droves in search of what they left behind / They're talking condos and a marina / I've seen the For Sale signs / At the edge of the bay where the dolphins play / They've got some changes in mind / Some people say it will be better this way but I wonder if they see / That once it's gone you can never go back to the way that it used to be

That's just the way that I am / Speaking a language they don't understand / Might be gone with a change in the wind but you know that I'll be back again / That's just the way that I am

No information superhighway / I'll take a dusty old road / I learn a little bit with each passing mile and it gets me where I want to go / Sure it might take me a little longer / I could get left behind / But it seems my dreams and my destinations they're changing all the time / Writing music, playing guitar / Trying to make people smile / Making a living doing what I love / Somehow it gets me by / Sometimes I think about the things that I've seen and the places that I'd like to go / So many questions I've never answered / But still I'd like to know

That's just the way that I am / Ain't gonna break and I ain't gonna bend / Might be gone with a change in the wind / But you know that I'll be back again / That's just the way that I am

Song on my mind, sand in my shoes / The smell of shrimp in the air / Chop up a lime and chase down the blues / ‘Cause summer's getting near / Put down the paper, turn off the news / Go take a walk outside / ‘Cause there's a whole lot of nice things happening out there / Go find a reason to smile

That's just the way that I am / No need to lie, got no need to pretend / Might be gone with a change in the wind but you know that I'll be back again / That's just the way that I am

 

SHE IS EVERYTHING To everybody else she is just another woman / But to me, she is everything / They look at her and wonder what it is that I must see / But to me, she is everything / Everything I need / Every word of every love song that I sing / So go ahead and tell me that she's not the one for you / But to me, she is everything

To the world outside she's nothing but a stranger in the crowd / But to me, she is everything / The love she hides so deep inside and the words aren't said out loud / But to me, she is everything / Everything I need / Now I know that she's become a part of me / So go ahead and tell me that she's not the one for you / But to me, she is everything

Sometimes I really don't know how anyone out there could even have a doubt / And even if you do just take a look at me now / ‘Cause I'll come right out and tell you there are times we disagree / And I say some things that I really don't mean / But talk about sincerity and the honest love she brings / That's why to me she is everything / To me, she is everything

 

MUSIC MAN She looked into his eyes and made sure he saw the tears / She spoke of sacrifice and many wasted years / He said I know it's been hard holding on to me / While I'm reaching for the stars and trying to catch my dreams / But it's not just what I do / Am I getting through to you / It's not just what I do, it's who I am / I'm a music man

One night a sweet young thing tried to catch his eye / She said when you sing you fill me with desire / But he said there's someone at home waiting there for me / And I look at her in hope that one day she will see / That it's not just what I do / I don't want somebody new / It's not just what I do, it's who I am / I'm a music man

Somewhere along the way she fell back in love again/ And he finally heard her say these words to him / I still believe in you / I swear my love is true / It's not just what you do, now I understand / You're a music man

LIVING ON MEXICO TIME First they say don't live your life too fast / Then they say live each day like your last / I don't know about you / But me, I'm a little confused / So I guess I'll just have to live my life my own way / Somewhere south of the line / Sitting on a beach, sucking on a lime / Soft sand and blue sky / Sailboats and sunshine / Living on Mexico time

This world has gone to pieces, we all know / I catch it all on late night radio / They say the end is near so I think I'll stay right here / Crack an ice cold beer and watch her blow / Somewhere south of the line / Out here drifting with the tide / I once sang the first world blues but they're long behind / Living on Mexico time

I woke up this morning just to find a lovely senorita on my mind / So don't come looking for me / ‘Cause I'm hard at work you see / Expanding my cultural horizons / Somewhere south of the line / I sing the songs, she pours the wine / Looking into her eyes / Just one more reason why I'm living on Mexico time

 

THE GOOD OLD DAYS TO COME Hey old friend / Sure good to hear your voice again / Lately I've been looking back on those crazy days of way back when / It's been a while / Too many years, too many miles / Those distant memories / Just thinking about them makes me smile / ‘Cause you know we've had some good times and you know we've had some fun / But something tells me the best has just begun / So I'm looking ahead to the good old days to come

Never found a fortune / Hardly have a nickel to my name / And for all the times I've lost at love guess I've only got myself to blame / And as for you, looks like you've been down that same road too / So tell me when you're hitting town ‘cause we've got some catching up to do / We've been up and down the border / We've been out there in the sun / But the best of times have only just begun / So I'm looking ahead to the good old days to come

Dreams can disappear, and friends can drift away / Memories fade to black and white as we turn another page / So tomorrow becomes yesterday and we watch the time go by / Sitting around talking about the good old days we left so far behind

Now times are changing here in the age of MTV / Take a look at the headlines / Things ain't the way they used to be / But that's alright / Why worry about things we can't control / Just do the best you can and take the lessons that you learn on down the road / And if ever you get to wondering where those good old days have gone / Just remember that the best has just begun / And keep looking ahead to the good old days to come

Yeah if ever you get to wondering where those good old days have gone / Just remember that the best has just begun / And keep looking ahead to the good old days to come

 

TIL I SEE YOU AGAIN Dropped by late last night just to see if you were back in town / Your daddy shook his head and smiled / Guess he knows why I've been coming around / He said he hadn't heard from you / So we laughed and had a drink or two / Now a tropical moon is shining / And the waves are gently rolling in / And if I listen I can almost hear you / Calling softly in the Mexican wind / Are you asking me to just hang on / Are you telling me it won't be long

CHORUS ‘Til I see you again / ‘Til I see you again / Will I be with you again I just don't know

‘Cause I've been watching the days go by and I've been listening to the radio / And I've been working real hard at passing the time / But I wonder if you know / That somewhere down by the ocean / There's a singer and an old guitar / All alone in the moonlight / Wondering where you are / Nothing but the sand and the sea / Guess that's how it's gonna be / REPEAT CHORUS

Dropped by late last night just to see if you were back in town

 

THE PAGES OF MY LIFE Distant highways / Unwritten songs / Halfway there and I'm already gone / Just what the future is gonna bring / Nobody knows / Guess that's the way this old life goes / So I live for the moment / For the moment I'm all right / Going through some changes / And turning the pages of my life

Rolling thunder / Change in the wind / Lost in the crowd ‘til I find myself again / After this scene is too familiar where will I go / For each sad goodbye a new hello / / So I live for the moment / For the moment I'm all right / Making some changes / And turning the pages of my life

Faded photographs / Worn out jeans / Reminders of yesterday in my dreams / So many smiles and few regrets since chapter one / Still I know the best is yet to come / So I live for the moment / For the moment I'm all right / Still going through stages / Turning the pages of my life / Live for the moment / For the moment I'm all right / Still going through changes / Turning the pages of my life

 

SON OF THE SUNSHINE Winter's on the way and the cold wind's starting to blow / Creeping through the cracks in my window, knocking on my door / I lie awake wondering if tomorrow's gonna be any brighter / But the weatherman says I better throw another log on the fire / I've spent nearly all of my life running around in the sunshine / But now I look around and see nothing but clouds in the sky / So I throw another blanket on the bed and dream of distant horizons / And let that warm wind blow as I close my eyes / I hear the desert and the ocean and the islands all calling out to me / Screaming out my name like long lost family / Callling me home on a cold dark night

CHORUS Son of the sunshine / A child of the free and distant winds that blow / Baptized in the waters off the coast of Mexico / And I know I'll be already gone when the forecast calls for rain / And I know I'll be heading down that highway once again / Leaving all the clouds behind / Straight for the borderline / Son of the sunshine

Could it be the force of gravity taking a hold of me / Pulling me back down to where I know I should be / Leading me southbound in my mind / REPEAT CHORUS

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