This song describes a beautiful girl with sunlight shining through her hair. She's a keeper - a girl who will bring you comfort in your time of need, "like a tree in the meadow wind." The song was written by Youngbloods lead singer Jesse Colin Young, who in a Songfacts interview confirmed that it was written about a specific person, but didn't offer details.
Not to be confused with any later song of the same name, "Sunlight" is the 4th track on the Elephant Mountain album wherein it runs to 3 minutes 7 seconds. In an interview with Ray Shasho, Jesse Colin Young said it was the first song he wrote after moving to California.
Three Dog Night did a popular cover of this song on their 1970 album Naturally.
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