[Verse 1]

I used to feel it in my heart with a passion

It would pump from my veins,.was the fuel for my actions

Such that it was my cane and my crutch

I was sure it was real, I could taste, I could touch

I was it, and it was mine

I felt free for the first time

I was sure they were behind me so I never turned

I just kept going straight which means I never learned

And when I finally did take a look around

My world came to the ground

And this is what I found

The truth is hard to swallow, harder to follow

When the blessings you receive for your deeds seem hollow

[Chorus 1]

Chasin' for the sun

I was born to run

But I feel like I'm defeated

I feel like I'm defeated

I feel like I'm defeated

But I will not be beaten

[Verse 2]

No matter how I fight, they always outgun me

No matter how I sprint, time will outrun me

I'm stuck in a rat race 'round about lap eight

Every time I go around, I feel like the track changed

The goalposts keep movin'

How can I reach one when there are no conclusions?

The poor, wise man or am I the rich fool

At the bottom of the road still scared of the pitfalls?

Fat cats and poor kids both bloated

Life is a bitter pill with a sugar coatin'

Even a queen can be taken by a pawn

Darkest hour is the one before dawn

[Chorus 2]

Chasin' for the sun

I was born to run

But I feel like I'm defeated

I feel like I'm defeated

[Chorus 1]

Chasin' for the sun

I was born to run

But I feel like I'm defeated

I feel like I'm defeated

I feel like I'm defeated

But I will not be beaten

[Chorus 1]

Chasin' for the sun

I was born to run

But I feel like I'm defeated

I feel like I'm defeated

I feel like I'm defeated

But I will not be beaten