此曲為美國歌手兼詞曲作者及演員Kris Kristofferson所寫，初由Ray Stevens於1969錄唱發行，其版本在告示牌鄉村及流行榜分別獲得第55及81名的成績。1970，大牌鄉村歌手Johnny Cash亦錄唱此曲，結果在鄉村榜奪得了冠軍的佳績。2024，滾石雜誌將此曲排名在歷來200最佳鄉村歌曲的第96名。
Kris Kristofferson這位老兄算是多才多藝，英國牛津大學畢業，回國後去當兵，軍階升至上尉，也學會了開直昇機，退伍後本可受聘至軍校教書，卻跑去替石油公司開直昇機，運送員工往返鑽油平台。而由於實在太喜歡音樂，之後去哥倫比亞唱片公司當清潔工，想說可能會有出頭的機會。但託Johnny Cash的老婆June Carter送進去的歌曲demo卡帶卻音訊全無。當時Kristofferson在週末還兼職替田納西的國民兵開直昇機，為了引起Johnny Cash的注意，公器私用，直接將直昇機降落在Cash家庭院的草地上，此舉果然有效，也自此展開了和Cash一連串的接觸。
June Carter & Johnny Cash
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歌曲述說的是一位在社會低層工作的單身漢，宿醉後在星期天的早晨醒來，由於不上教堂也只能四處亂逛，感嘆自己失意孤獨的人生。其實Johnny Cash最初的版本在開始唱之前有一段獨白，認為歷經了經濟大蕭條的30年代之後，許多人的生活和內心世界都和歌曲中的單身漢差不多，他的父親也是其中之一，也常為了找工作而到處流浪，這些人當然也是為了想實現他們內心中的生活。依據Kristofferson的說法，當時Cash上電視節目演唱此曲前，被高管要求將歌詞中「I'm Wishin'，Lord，that I was Stoned」，改為「that I was Home」，但遭到Cash拒絕。
1985，Johnny Cash、Waylon Jennings、Willie Nelson及Kris Kristofferson組成了鄉村超級樂隊The Highwayman，也使得Kristofferson有機會和Cash同台演唱此首《Sunday Morning Coming Down》。
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【中文歌詞為Google翻譯】
好吧，我星期日早上醒來
Well, I woke up Sunday mornin'
無法保持我的頭不痛
With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt
我早餐喝的啤酒也不錯
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad
所以我又吃了一份甜點
So I had one more for dessert
然後我在衣櫃裡摸索衣服
Then I fumbled in my closet through my clothes
找到了我最乾淨的髒襯衫
And found my cleanest dirty shirt
然後我洗了臉，梳了頭髮
Then I washed my face and combed my hair
跌跌撞撞地走下樓梯迎接這一天
And stumbled down the stairs to meet the day
前一天晚上我已經抽盡心思
I'd smoked my mind the night before
帶著我一直在選擇的香煙和歌曲
With cigarettes and songs I'd been pickin'
但我點燃了第一盞燈，看著一個小孩
But I lit my first and watched a small kid
玩著他踢的罐子
Playin' with a can that he was kickin'
然後我就走到街對面
Then I walked across the street
並聞到了周日有人炸雞的味道
And caught the Sunday smell of someone's fryin' chicken
主啊，它帶我回到了我失去的東西
And Lord, it took me back to somethin' that I'd lost
一路上，在某個地方，以某種方式
Somewhere, somehow along the way
在周日早上的人行道上
On a Sunday mornin' sidewalk
主啊，我希望我被石頭砸死
I'm wishin', Lord, that I was stoned
因為週日有事
'Cause there's somethin' in a Sunday
這讓身體感到孤獨
That makes a body feel alone
沒有什麼比死亡更短的了
And there's nothin' short a' dyin'
那是聲音一半的孤獨
That's half as lonesome as the sound
沉睡的城市人行道
Of the sleepin' city sidewalk
週日早上即將來臨
And Sunday mornin' comin' down
在公園裡我看見了爸爸
In the park I saw a daddy
帶著一個笑著的小女孩，他正在搖擺
With a laughin' little girl that he was swingin'
我在一所主日學旁邊停了下來
And I stopped beside a Sunday school
聽著他們唱的歌
And listened to the songs they were singin'
然後我就沿著街道走去
Then I headed down the street
遠處某個地方響起了孤獨的鐘聲
And somewhere far away a lonely bell was ringin'
它在峽谷中迴響
And it echoed through the canyons
就像昨天消失的夢想
Like the disappearin' dreams of yesterday
On a Sunday mornin' sidewalk
I'm wishin', Lord, that I was stoned
'Cause there's somethin' in a Sunday
That makes a body feel alone
And there's nothin' short a' dyin'
That's half as lonesome as the sound
Of the sleepin' city sidewalk
And Sunday mornin' comin' down
