Daniel — Vocals, Synthesizers including the Alesis Vortex Keytar
Written by Don Nix
Made famous by Freddie King, Jeff Beck, Deep Purple, JJ Cale, Marc Ford, Chicken Shack, Bryan Ferry, Pearl Jam, Gov’t Mule, Sam Kinison, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Satriani, The Who, and Led Zeppelin
INTRO
D D C G F D D
G D C G F D D
VERSE
D D C G F D D
I'm Going down, I'm goin' down down down down down
G D C G F D D
I'm Going down, I'm goin' down down down down down
A D C G F D D
I got my big feet in the window, and my head down on the ground
Let me down, and close that box car door
Yes, let me down, and close that box car door
Well, I'm goin' back to Chattanooga,
and sleep on sister Irene's floor
OK
I'm goin' down
Down down down down down
I'm going down
Down down down down down
I've got my big feet on the ground
Oh
I'm goin' down
Down down down down down
I'm goin' down
Going back underground
Oh let me down without a sound
Ooh Oh Oh
I'm going down down down down
I'm going down down down down again
You gonna miss me when I'm gone
Believe me when all your tears are gone
Solo
Yes, I'm going down, I'm going down down, down, down
I'm going down, I'm goin' down down down down down
Yes, I got my feet in the window, I got my head on the ground
LYRICS
Could it be that all my life
I’ve been waiting for you?
What was I thinking… a wife?
If I only knew I had you to purse
But, I digress….
The pursuit of happiness
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Enough suspense….
It’s my declaration of independence
The wondrous pursuit of happiness
Unalienable right, right?
What’s the story
Sounds contradictory…
To fight for peace
But, I gotta have a piece
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
LYRICS
If the words don’t come right to me
Guess I’ll just have to see
What’ll be
Children of the sun
Coming out to have some fun
When children start dancing merrily
Guess I’m considered
Lucky
Children of the sun
Coming out to have some fun
Last thing I remember, I was writing a song
Then you came along… the smile on your face lit up the place
Now I forget what is going on
Ohhhhhh, la, la, la
Ohhhhhh, yeah
Children of the sun
Coming out to have some fun
Writing and Recording “Children Of The Sun”
ABOUT THIS SONG
This song was written while sitting on the corner of High and Market Streets in West Chester, PA. It was the first nice day of Spring, so I wanted to get out in the sun. I didn’t have lyrics in mind. Instead, I looked around. Here is what I found.
LYRICS
Is your thumb stuck up your….
But,
You didn’t know
You have to let go
Is your hand stuck in the cookie jar
What,
You didn’t know
Ya gotta let go
Because sometimes
Freedom chimes
Because sometimes
Freedom rhymes
Can set you free
Let you be
Help you to see
Certainly
Certainty
