LOOKIN' FOR RAINBOWS

what are you supposed to do, when there's nothing to be done

even the shadows are a gift from the sun

it ain't rained in a while, but the crops are fine

plenty of fish in the creek

and the best one on the line

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(refrain) don't go lookin' for rainbows

you've already got the gold

don't go tellin' stories you already know

don't dream of another, it'll leave you cold

don't go lookin' for rainbows

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what are you supposed to say, when you think you've said it all

say it again, and again you'll fall

tell her you're glad she got hold of you

this time on the phone, and the first time too

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refrain

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(coda)here's what you're supposed to do:

find the one who's good for you

say it right and make it true

and don't go lookin' for rainbows
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i know, it's not great. i took a day off to help some friends, and i lost the groove.

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that's my excuse, anyway. i'm writing with enough confidence to expect that what i'll end up with is good, so when it's not, well...

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i knew that Fred's "Rainbows" would be a difficult song to start from, but i was keen to do it, once again, against the grain. i've stolen the first lines of each verse, but my larceny goes way deeper. i'm using some of his phrasing style, and definitely bits of melody - all these things add up to the "feel". i want to steal that feel.

"feel" wasn't enough on this one. it might get changed for the better after i've played it a bunch of times.