For thirty some odd years he faced a grinder in the city Hustlin' day in day out just tryin' to survive He bought his wife the finer things and sent his kids to collage That always took what little bit he tried to put aside But through it all he had one thing that seemed to keep him going A dream that someday he could leave this city life behind I watched his hair turn thin and gray, but his dream never faded He told me all about it, at least a thousand times He always wanted, a place out in the country Where the birds sing, in the morning and the grass is emerald green A place where, he could feel the mornin' sunshine And sit out in the evenin', where the air is fresh and clean It took lots of overtime to keep his wife up with the Jonses And more to get his son out of his run-ins with the law The more it took the more he gave, never once complaining I don't know how he ever stood the pressure of it all I never thought he'd make it, but he finally left the city And now he's got that special little place to call his own Today I took a ride out in the country just to see him It wasn't hard to find because his name was on the stone He always wanted, a place out in the country Where the birds sing, in the morning and the grass is emerald green A place where, he could feel the mornin' sunshine And sit out in the evenin', where the air is fresh and clean He always wanted, a place out in the country Oh where the birds sing, in the morning and the grass is emerald green

Like a long lonely stream, I keep on runnin' t'wards a dream; Movin' on, movin' on. Like a branch on a tree, I keep reachin' to be free; Movin on, movin' on. 'Cause there's a place in the sun Where there's hope, hope for every one; Where my poor restless heart it's gotta run. There's a place in the sun And before my life is done; I've gotta find me a place in the sun. Like an old dusty road I get weary from the load; Movin' on, movin' on. Like this tired, tired troubled earth I've been rollin' since my birth; Movin' on, movin' on. (Spoken) Yea now sing it again! 'Cause there's a place in the sun Where there's hope for every one; Where my poor restless heart, it's gotta run. (Tell them) There's a place in the sun And before my life is done; I gotta find me a place in the sun. (Ya know, when times are bad, and you're feelin' sad, I want cha to always remember that) There's a place, it's up in the sun, yeah And ya know there's hope, hope for every one; Where my poor restless heart, it's gotta run. You know, there's a place in the sun And before my life is done; I gotta find me a place in the sun. O-oh, whoh, whoh, why O-oh, O-oh, O-oh, O-oh, O-oh, O-oh, yeah Oh-ho, Uh-huh, Uh-huh-huh, yeah Yes, there's a place, it's up in the sun And before my life is done... Oh you know, you know that-a I, I I just have to find me a place In the sun.

Like a long lonely stream I keep runnin' towardas a dream Movin' on, movin' on Like a branch on a tree I keep reachin' to be free Movin' on, movin' on 'Cause there's a place in the sun Where there's hope for everyone Where my poor restless heart's gotta run There's a place in the sun And before my life is done Got to find me a place in the sun Like an old dusty road I get weary from the load Movin' on, movin' on Like this tired troubled earth I've been rollin' since my birth Movin' on, movin' on There's a place in the sun Where there's hope for everyone Where my poor restless heart's gotta run There's a place in the sun And before my life is done Got to find me a place in the sun You know when times abbey And you feel insane I want you to always remember There's a place in the sun Where there's hope for everyone Where my poor restless heart's gotta run I know there's a place in the sun Where there's hope for everyone Where my poor restless heart's gotta run There's a place in the sun Where there's hope for everyone

Gotta get that feelin' God, I love this feelin' Someone come and stop me 'Cuz this time I'm winnin' I should've left you when I was up I should've left you when I was up I should've had enough sense to Get up and leave this town I should've had enough sense to It was a turn around Walkin' through the golden sands I'm quenchin' my thirst Jump into the fountain And I'm goin' head first I should've left you when I was up I should've left you when I was up I should've had enough sense to Get up and leave this town I should've had enough sense to It was a turn around Lost in a place in the sun And it's going down (Mmm) It's going down (Mmm) It's going down (Mmm) It's going down I should've left you when I was up I should've left you when I was up I should've had enough sense to Get up and leave this town I should've had enough sense to It was a turn around Wish I had enough sense to Get up and leave this town Should've had enough sense to It was a turn around Lost in a place in the sun And it's going down (Mmm) It's going down (Mmm) It's going down (Mmm) It's going down Woh Woah

Like a long lonely stream I keep runnin' towards a dream Movin' on (movin' on), movin' on (movin' on) Like a branch on a tree I keep reachin' to be free Movin' on (movin' on), movin' on (movin' on) There's a place in the sun Where there's hope for everyone Where my poor restless heart gotta run There's a place in the sun And before my life is done Got to find me a place in the sun Like an old dusty road I get weary from the load Movin' on (movin' on), movin' on (movin' on) Like this tired troubled earth I've been rollin' since my birth Movin' on (movin' on), movin' on (movin' on) There's a place in the sun Where there's hope for everyone Where my poor restless heart gotta run There's a place in the sun And before my life is done Got to find me a place in the sun Got to find me a place in the sun

Like a long lonely stream I keep runnin' towards a dream Movin' on, movin' on Like a branch on a tree I keep reachin' to be free Movin' on, movin' on 'Cause there's a place in the sun Where there's hope for everyone Where my poor restless heart's gotta run There's a place in the sun And before my life is done Gotta find me a place in the sun Like an old dusty road I get weary from the Load Movin' on, movin' on Like this tired troubled earth I've been rollin' since my birth Movin' on, movin' on 'Cause there's a place in the sun Where there's hope for everyone Where my poor restless heart's gotta run I know, there's a place in the sun And before my life is done Gotta find me a place in the sun You know, when times are bad And you're feeling sad I want you to always remember Yes, there's a place in the sun Where there's hope for everyone Where my poor restless heart's gotta run I know, there's a place in the sun