Aerosmith

Released: March 5, 2001

Songwriter: Joe Perry Steven Tyler Marti Frederiksen

Producer: Joe Perry Steven Tyler Marti Frederiksen Mark Hudson

[Verse 1]
I sold my soul for a one night stand
I followed Alice into Wonderland
I ate the mushroom and I danced with the queen
Yeah, we danced in between all the lines
I followed daylight right into the dark
Took to the Hatter like a walk in the park
But then I met her, yeah, she felt so right
No child of the night, yeah, was she

[Chorus]
They called her sunshine
The kind that everybody knows, yeah, yeah
Sunshine
She's finer than a painted rose, yeah, yeah
Sunshine, yeah

[Verse 2]
Her kind of love's what I adore
What kind of trouble am I in for?
My kind of Heaven lies at Hell's back door
And I got more than I need

[Chorus]
'Cause I need sunshine
The kind that everybody knows, yeah, yeah
My sunshine
She's finer than a painted rose, yeah, yeah
Sunshine, yeah

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
I got the karma but it don't come free
I'll chase that rabbit up an old oak tree
The caterpillar's tryna cop a plea
But the smoke ain't got nothing on me

[Chorus]
I got to have my sunshine
The kind that everybody knows, yeah, yeah
The sunshine
She's finer than a painted rose, yeah, yeah
Sunshine
The kind that everybody knows, yeah, yeah
My sunshine
She's finer than a painted rose, yeah, yeah
Sunshine
Sunshine, yeah

Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as “The Bad Boys from Boston” and “America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band.” Formed in 1970, its founding members are Steven Tyler (vocals, keyboards, harmonica), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums), Joe Perry (guitar, vocals) and Brad Whitford (guitar).

The band released their eponymous debut studio album in 1973 featuring the single “Dream On,” which remains one of their most popular songs. Their next four albums made them rock stars across the US and Canada, spawning the hits “Sweet Emotion”, “Last Child”, “Walk This Way”, “Back In The Saddle”, “Draw The Line”, and a cover of “Come Together” for the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Soundtrack.

Before the release of their fifth album Draw The Line, the band’s substance abuse began to destroy them. Perry quit after a backstage fight with Tyler in 1979, and Whitfield left two years later. Despite moderate sales, the band’s fifth and sixth albums were considered flops when compared to the band’s past accomplishments. When Perry and Whitfield returned in 1984, their eighth album Done With Mirrors was also deemed unsuccessful despite strong reviews. Doug Herzog (MTV, VH1)

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