help with this lyric please! "Out where...

This song has been driving me crazy and goes something like this:
"Out where the breathing air is ____ and the sun is just a bright spot....."
I think maybe by the Grass Roots, but can't locate name of song!
Thanks in advance!!!

There's a song called

"Out in the country" by Three Dog Night, that has very similar lyrics

Whenever I need to leave it all behind
Or feel the need to get away
I find a quiet place, far from the human race
Out in the country.

Before the breathing air is gone
Before the sun is just a bright spot in the night time
Out where the rivers like to run
I stand alone
And take back something worth remembering.

Whenever I feel them closing in on me
Or need a bit of room to move
When life becomes too fast, I find relief at last
Out in the country.

Before the breathing air is gone
Before the sun is just a bright spot in the night time
Out where the rivers like to run
I stand alone
And take back something worth remembering.