By J.J. Cale (1981)
On album Shades (1981)

I knew a man, made a heavy move
He shot his wife, his best friend too
They put him away in a deep dark dungeon
Where the sun…
…Where the sun don't never shine
A friend of mine, he got five years
For selling dope and bootleg beers
They put him away in a deep…
…dark dungeon
Where the sun don't never shine
Oh, Sleepy John had one vice
He liked to cheat at cards and dice
They put him away in a deep dark dungeon
Where the sun don't never shine…

…never heard you speak
I got the message that I'm in too deep
Blows my mind
Melting in the sun, sun
Starts to shine, shine…
…for promises that no one could keep
I got the picture and I'm in too deep
Blows my mind
Melting in the sun, sun
Starts to shine…
…where you've been
You can buy your freedom
But it don't come cheap
No doubt about it, now I'm in too deep
Blows my mind
Melting in the sun…

…never heard you speak
I got the message that I'm in too deep
Blows my mind
Melting in the sun, sun
Starts to shine, shine…
…for promises that no one could keep
I got the picture and I'm in too deep
Blows my mind
Melting in the sun, sun
Starts to shine…
…where you've been
You can buy your freedom
But it don't come cheap
No doubt about it, now I'm in too deep
Blows my mind
Melting in the sun…

…mountain
Where the sun don't ever shine
Im goin' back to a world of shadow
Gotta find some peace 'for I lose my mind
On the…
…blue side of the mountain
Where the sun don't ever shine
So deep and dark like a hurtin' down in my heart
Maybe someday they'll show me…
…some kind of sign
On the blue side of the mountain
Where the sun don't ever shine
Where the sun don't ever shine…

…mountain
where the sun don't ever shine
Im goin' back to a world of shadow
gotta find some peace 'for I lose my mind
on the…
…blue side of the mountain
where the sun don't ever shine
So deep and dark like a hurtin' down in my heart
maybe someday they'll show me…
…some kind of sign
on the blue side of the mountain
where the sun don't ever shine…

…myself
Uh, illuminated by the hand of God, boy, it ain't that high
I love myself
Uh, one day at a time sun gon' shine
[Verse 2…
…myself
Uh, illuminated hands of God, boy, don't seem shy
I love myself
One day at a time sun gon' shine
[Verse 3]
Want to say it's…
One day at a time, the sun gon' shine
[Verse 4]
I went to war last night with an automatic weapon
Don't nobody call a medic
I'm…
By Kendrick Lamar (2014)
On album i (2014)

…through a whole lot
Trial, tribulation, but I know God
The Devil wanna put me in a bow tie
Pray that the holy water don't go dry…
…love myself)
One day at a time, sun gon' shine
[Verse 2]
When they say it's a war outside, bomb in the street
Gun in the hood, mob…
…police
(I love myself)
Uh, illuminated by the hand of God, boy don't be shy
(I love myself)
One day at a time, sun gon…

…to be ashamed
'Cause you are, you are, you are loved
More than the stars shine at night, more than the sun could shine light
I…
…with a longing deep inside
But you don't know where to go and your heart cannot see
Please don't be afraid and please don't…
…be ashamed
'Cause you are, you are, you are loved
More than the stars shine at night, more than the sun could shine light
I want you…

…[Chorus]
Grass all in my feet, sun beaming on my shoulders
I look out to the ocean, I sit and smell the roses
I been at my low…
…sipping all on this potion
Running along the coast and hiding deep in the forest
[Verse 1]
I just want a house by the lakeside
Run…
…take percs
So that I can feel like I can take earth
Man I don't even try
Lately I've been outta my mind
Never interested in the…

…to be
So, I take the Amtrak from the city of graves
To the city Shangri-La where the music always plays
I acquire knowledge, practice…
…is finished (it is finished)
But my journey is just beginning (he is risen)
I'm extending my rays to the place where I was raised to
Be who I'm born…
…night, you gotta live with your life
The sun will never rise if you never ever try
So please trust your voice deep down inside…

…calling me home
Calling, calling, calling home
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
You shine it when I'm alone home…
…[Verse 1: Alex Faith]
I don't rap like Swoope
I don't sing like Chris
I don't do it like Dre
Cause I do it like this
We ain't the…
…ready
Five deep in the Chevy
Got a lot on his chest
Mind clouded, hard heavy uhh
See this is more than just me wanting to rhyme tight…

…no shooting star, in the righteous sky
I don't stop looking up, 'til I see it shine
[Chorus]
If you find me ten feet under water…
…hopes
[Bridge]
Sometimes when the rain falls down
It don't rain, it pours
Sometimes when the rain falls down
It don't rain, it pours
But when the sun…
…by bolts of lightning
On every cloud where there's no silver lining
I'll have high hopes
If I'm hung dry in the cold to dry
Drowning deep in the big blue tide
I'll…

Way down deep in the Lousianna swamp where the sun don't ever shine
There's a long-haired boy fishing on the bayou he's got my…
Delta sun and as free as a Yankee dime
And I'm just sittin' with my rat-tail fan in the land of the…
Way down deep in the Lousiana swamp where the sun don't ever shine
There's a long-haired boy fishing on the bayou someday's he's…

…to be no swami, she ain't mad at dad and mommy
She don't curse the storm clouds when it rains
When the sun refuse to shine she…
…me books by Alan Watts
Speakin' words o' wisdom: let it be
When the sun refuse to shine she don't mind, she take thunder…
…comes out to play
When the sun refuse to shine she don't mind, she be movin' down the line
She got bells on her toes, generations…

…to be no swami, she ain't mad at dad and mommy
She don't curse the storm clouds when it rains
When the sun refuse to shine she…
…me books by Alan Watts
Speakin' words o' wisdom: let it be
When the sun refuse to shine she don't mind, she take thunder…
…comes out to play
When the sun refuse to shine she don't mind, she be movin' down the line
She got bells on her toes, generations…