This song appears on twenty-one albums, and was first released on the Poems, Prayers and Promises album. This version has also been released on The Very Best of John Denver (Double CD), This Is John Denver, Reflections: Songs of Love and Life, The Country Roads Collection and The Rocky Mountain Collection albums. It has been rerecorded on the Greatest Hits Vol 1, Take Me Home Country Roads & Other Hits, Favourites, Voice of America, John Denver (Italian) and Country Classics. It has been rerecorded again on the Earth Songs, The Very Best of John Denver (Single CD), The John Denver Collection - Sunshine On My Shoulder and A Portrait albums, and again on the Love Again and A Celebration of Life albums. Live versions also appear on the Live In London, The Wildlife Concert and The Best of John Denver Live albums.
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost always makes me high
If I had a day that I could give you
I'd give to you a day just like today
If I had a song that I could sing for you
I'd sing a song to make you feel this way
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost always makes me high
If I had a tale that I could tell you
I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile
If I had a wish that I could wish for you
I'd make a wish for sunshine all the while
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost always makes me high
Sunshine almost all the time makes me high
Sunshine almost always
Words by John Denver, Music by John Denver, Dick Kniss and Mike TaylorI am not here
I think I've never
been here at all
or ever will
I feel like a place
where no one goes anymore
why can't you see
that everythings broken
and why can't you see
that my lifes turned grey
I can't believe
in anything sacred
when I don't believe
that I am real
I need someone to
break the silence
screaming in my head
and in my soul
it seems so bizarre
but none of this matters
thoughts disappear
and hopes have died
but now I am safe
nothing can hurt me here
why can't you see
my need for forgiveness
the truth and the lies
so confued as one
I can't believe
in anything sacred
when I don't believe
in anything
I need someone to
break the silence
screaming in my head
and in my soul
I am alone
locked in my memories
there's nowhere left
for me to hide
but I am not real
I've made all I am
with lies
why does it seem
that everythings different
and why does it seem
that only you are real
I don't believe
in anything sacred
so why do I feel
so damn alone
I need someone to
break the silence
need someone to
break the silence
I need someone to
break the silence
screaming in my head
and in my soul