This song appears on six albums, and was first released on the back home again album, and has also been rerecorded on the country roads collection, earth songs, the very best of john denver (both the single and double cd) albums and the john denver collection - sunshine on my shoulder.

the sun is slowly fadinĄŻ in the western sky
sometimes it takes forever for the day to end
sometimes it takes a lifetime
sometimes i think iĄŻll never see the sun again

in the east a shaded moon is hanginĄŻ lazily
i do believe i saw the old man smile
i do believe i did
i do believe heĄŻs been hanginĄŻ all the while

i think itĄŻs kind of interesting the way things get to be
the way that people work with their machines
serenityĄŻs a long time cominĄŻ to me
the fact i donĄŻt believe i know what it means

thereĄŻs a heavy smog between me and my mountains
itĄŻs enough to make a grown man sit and cry
itĄŻs enough to make you wonder
itĄŻs enough to make the world roll up and die

i think itĄŻs kind of interesting the way things get to be
the way that people work with their machines
serenityĄŻs a long time cominĄŻ to me
the fact i donĄŻt believe i know what it means any more

when the sun is slowly fadinĄŻ in the western sky
sometimes it takes forever the day to end
sometimes it takes a lifetime
sometimes i think iĄŻll never see the sun again
sun again

words and music by john denver