Well I'm chasin' the sundown that's how it seems
Work a ten hour day for the American dream
Twenty years of muscle and sweat
Tryin to save a buck…I ain't saved one yet.
Twelve years ago we bought a home
In eighteen more it'll be our own
The car needs fixin'…the kids need clothes…
It's like chasin' the sundown and yonder it goes
Chasin' the sundown and yonder it goes!

When Friday comes the money's spent
The bills I owe take every cent
Between payoffs, layoffs and rip-offs, too…
Just gettin' by is real hard to do
Can't afford to live beyond our means
Most every night…it's taters and beans!
Seems the more I make…the more I owe…
So I'm chasin' the sundown and yonder it goes
Chasin' the sundown and yonder it goes!

I can't write a check for the amount
I got a bill for an overdrawn bank account
I make just enough to keep me poor
I gotta chase the sundown a little bit more.

Sometimes I wanna just stop and see
If that old sundown will come around for me
But I can't stop…I'll never know
So I'm chasin' the sundown and yonder it goes
Chasin' the sundown and yonder it goes!
It's like chasin' the sundown and yonder it goes
Chasin' the sundown and yonder it goes!