Chasing The Rainbow
Written by Gerry Beckley, ©2007
Found on Here & Now.

Sat here thinking about my heart
All of the places it came apart
There's just one thing that I need to know
Why am I always chasing the rainbow

Get it get it get it get it get it get it get it uh huh
I ran through the meadow looking for a dream
Truth is never like what it seems
I guess there's always so far to go
Why am I always chasing the rainbow
Get it get it chasing the rainbow
Get it get it chasing the rainbow
Get it get it chasing the rainbow
Get it get it get it uh huh

Where is the light
Where is the love
Where are the dreams that I once had
Frittered away
Gone in the time it takes to get from there to here

Get it get it get it
Get it get it get it uh huh
Get it get it get it chasing the rainbow
Why am I always chasing the rainbow

I'd draw you a picture 'cause it just might help
To point out the place where we went so wrong
The only color I'd use is blue
Why am I always chasing the rainbow

Get it get it chasing the rainbow
Get it get it get it uh huh
Get it get it chasing the rainbow

Why am I always chasing the rainbow
Get it get it chasing the rainbow
Get it get it chasing the rainbow
Get it get it chasing the rainbow
Why am I always chasing the rainbow
Get it get it chasing the rainbow
Get it get it get it uh huh . . .


Many thanks go to Anita Bloom for transcribing these lyrics. We realize that there may be errors and would appreciate hearing from you if you have any corrections. Just send a message with the corrections to the webmaster or Anita.


Gerry Beckley: Although the song appears light in message, I tried to touch on some deeper things. The song’s about how we’re always looking for something better. I used that analogy about chasin’ the rainbow and how you never quite get there. In constructing the song, I made a conscious effort to build a song in a typical America form. It’s an acoustic song and I used a pretty signature opening guitar lick. So in that sense it was kind of written by design.



Last Revised: 17 January 2007