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SEARCH FOR THE RAINBOW

I LEFT WEST PALM BEACH IN SEARCH OF THE RAINBOW

THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE I WANTED TO SEE

I RODE 3200 MILES TO GET TO THE GATHERING

I THOUGHT I WAS LATE, BUT THE JOKE WAS ON ME

LOST THE LIGHTS ON MY BIKE OUTSIDE SYDNEY, NEBRASKA

IT WAS STORMY AND DARK WHEN THE WIRING FRIED

I WAS SCARED AND I CRIED OUT, "LORD, WHERE ARE MY PEOPLE?"

AND THE NEXT CAR COMING PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE

AND I SEARCHED FOR THE RAINBOW IN ALL OF MY TRAVELLING

AND THE RAINBOW WAS EVERYWHERE, IN ALL I COULD SEE

PICKING APPLES IN WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON

I WAS SCARED OF THE LADDERS AND THE STUFF IN MY HEAD

DEPRESSED, OUT OF FOOD, GAS, MONEY, AND ENERGY

I ASKED FOR A JOB IN THE PACKING SHED

BILLY WAS HARD BUT SHE MADE A GOOD FOREMAN

AND MIKE, THE MECHANIC, HE LOOKED AFTER ME

UNTIL I GOT PAID, THEY BROUGHT ME FOOD FROM THEIR GARDENS

AND THE RAINBOW WAS EVERYWHERE, AND ALL AROUND ME

CHORUS

LEARNING TO WAITRESS, I HAD A MENTOR

PAT WAS TOUGH, BUT SHE MADE ME THE BEST I COULD BE

WE WERE FEEDING THE HUNTERS AT 6 IN THE MORNING

AND I'D BE CLOSING THE BAR AT A QUARTER TO 3

IT WAS IN WISDOM, MONTANA IN THE BIG HOLE VALLEY

I HOBNOBBED WITH COWBOYS AND LUMBERING MEN

I LEARNED TO TEND BAR AND TO DRIVE A TRACTOR

BUT, IT WAS HARD WORK THAT COUNTED, AND NOT WHERE I'D BEEN

CHORUS

RUNNING TO FT. MYERS TO SET UP AT AN ART SHOW

MY GAS TANK WAS DRY, YES, AS DRY AS COULD BE

I TOLD THE MAN AT THE GAS PUMP, "23 CENTS PLEASE"

WHILE WE TALKED HE OVERFILLED IT AND SAID, "OOPS, THAT'S ON ME"

I'VE KNOWN LOTS OF PEOPLE, DISCOUNTING THEIR CHARACTER

AND VALUED THE ADVENTURE AND THE PLACES I'D SEE

I'VE GOT PICTURES OF SCENERY ON MY WALLS AND IN BOXES

BUT MY HEART IS FILLED WITH FACES - THEY'RE SO DEAR TO ME

CHORUS

I LEFT MY HOME, MY FRIENDS AND MY FAMILY

AND SEARCHED FOR MY WORTH, OR AT LEAST SANITY

COMING HOME FROM MY TRAVELLING, MY LIFE WAS UNRAVELLING

I DRANK MYSELF SICK, BOY, DID I PITY ME

I LANDED BY ACCIDENT WITH LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE

THEY'D A HELD MY HAND IF I COULD LET THAT BE

AND I SEARCHED FOR FAMILY IN ALL OF MY TRAVELLING

AND FAMILY IS EVERYWHERE, AND ALL AROUND ME