A Rainbow Ain't Nothin' But Colored Light
Splashed each other in baths,
Our mamas used to say.
Under the family willow, you whispered,
We'd be married one day.
Yes, we'd be married one day...
Sharin' meltin' ice cream cones,
On sweet, sunny afternoons.
Breakin' free from this beat ol' town,
When school ends come June.
Oh, it couldn't come too soon...
But the real world ain’t so simple,
Workadays, and passing time.
Woke up one mornin' to a long note,
You could no longer be mine.
Oh, you would no longer be mine...
A rainbow ain't nothin',
But colored light, I'm told.
If all ya find in the end,
Is a potful of fool's gold.
Yeah, a rainbow ain't nothin',
But colored light, I'm told.
If all ya find in the end,
Is a potful of fool's gold.
A friend of a friend told me,
You were a bride not long ago.
Held my breath for a time, then
Took a drive to that ol' willow.
Got nothing much to show...
Spent hours sittin' in its shadow.
Wonderin' if ya thought of me.
Remember me kissin' your cheek,
And makin' love 'neath this tree?
Makin' love 'neath the tree...
Mama often preached to us,
Life's honest but sure ain't fair.
Even the surest of well meant plans,
Take a spoilt turn to go nowhere.
And you're left with what-coulda-beens...
A rainbow ain't nothin',
But colored light, I'm told.
If all ya find in the end,
Is a potful of fool's gold.
Yeah, a rainbow ain't nothin',
But colored light, I'm told.
If all ya find in the end,
Is a potful of fool's gold.
2019 Alfred C. Martino
#ARainbowAintNothin #songlyrics #songs #lyrics #alfredcmartino
Splashed each other in baths,
Our mamas used to say.
Under the family willow, you whispered,
We'd be married one day.
Yes, we'd be married one day...
Sharin' meltin' ice cream cones,
On sweet, sunny afternoons.
Breakin' free from this beat ol' town,
When school ends come June.
Oh, it couldn't come too soon...
But the real world ain’t so simple,
Workadays, and passing time.
Woke up one mornin' to a long note,
You could no longer be mine.
Oh, you would no longer be mine...
A rainbow ain't nothin',
But colored light, I'm told.
If all ya find in the end,
Is a potful of fool's gold.
Yeah, a rainbow ain't nothin',
But colored light, I'm told.
If all ya find in the end,
Is a potful of fool's gold.
A friend of a friend told me,
You were a bride not long ago.
Held my breath for a time, then
Took a drive to that ol' willow.
Got nothing much to show...
Spent hours sittin' in its shadow.
Wonderin' if ya thought of me.
Remember me kissin' your cheek,
And makin' love 'neath this tree?
Makin' love 'neath the tree...
Mama often preached to us,
Life's honest but sure ain't fair.
Even the surest of well meant plans,
Take a spoilt turn to go nowhere.
And you're left with what-coulda-beens...
A rainbow ain't nothin',
But colored light, I'm told.
If all ya find in the end,
Is a potful of fool's gold.
Yeah, a rainbow ain't nothin',
But colored light, I'm told.
If all ya find in the end,
Is a potful of fool's gold.
2019 Alfred C. Martino
#ARainbowAintNothin #songlyrics #songs #lyrics #alfredcmartino