Setting Sun
Have you ever noticed at the end of every day
How the sky becomes the very saddest shade of gray
And the blue, once true, becomes undone
Have you noticed, have you noticed the setting sun?
And have you noticed how the shadows slip unseen
Behind the grass and trees, almost forgotten by their own green?
And the flowers close like curtains, slowly, one by one
Shuttered, softly smothered by the setting sun
See, I believe if I start runnin’, runnin’ toward the west
And if I never stop runnin’, never stop to rest
And never look behind, I won’t blind my eyes
Keepin’ one foot forward, runnin’ toward the still blue skies
If I keep runnin’, runnin’ faster than I have ever run
I’ll never be overtaken by the setting sun
Have you noticed how the people all around you
Seem to die a little bit each day?
And there’s no way that we have found to
Keep the setting sun at bay
Well, I, for one
Have just begun
To run
From the sun
And, I believe if I start runnin’, runnin’ toward the west
And if I never stop runnin’, never stop to rest
And never look behind, I won’t blind my eyes
Keepin’ one foot forward, runnin’ toward the still blue skies
If I keep runnin’, runnin’ faster than I have ever run
I’ll never be overtaken by the setting sun
Yes, I believe if I start runnin’, runnin’ toward the west
And if I never stop runnin’, never stop to rest
And never look behind, I won’t blind my eyes
Keepin’ one foot forward, runnin’ toward the still blue skies
If I keep runnin’, runnin’ faster than I have ever run
I’ll never be overtaken by the setting sun
If I keep runnin’, runnin’ faster than I have ever run
I’ll never be overtaken by the setting sun
All words and music by Dave Hall ©
Publisher: Row House Music PRO: ASCAP
