Neon Rainbow - The Box Tops

Daddy won a radio, he tuned it to a country show I was rocking in the cradle to the crying of a steel guitar Mama used to sing to me She taught me that sweet harmony Now she worries 'cause she never thought I'd ever really take it this far Singing in the bars and chasing that neon rainbow Living that honky-tonk dream 'Cause all I've ever wanted is to pick this guitar and sing Just trying to be somebody Just wanna be heard and seen I'm chasing that neon rainbow Living that honky-tonk dream An atlas and a coffee cup Five pickers in an old Dodge truck Heading down to Houston for a show on Saturday night Well, his overhead is killing me, half the time I sing for free When the crowd's into it, lord it makes this thing I'm doing seem right Standing in the spotlight and chasing that neon rainbow I'm-a living that honky-tonk dream 'Cause all I've ever wanted is to pick this guitar and sing Just trying to be somebody Just wanna be heard and seen I'm chasing that neon rainbow Living that honky-tonk dream Daddy's got a radio He won it 30 years ago He said, "Son I just know we're going to hear you singing on it some day" Well, I made it up to Music Row Lord, don't the wheels turn slow? Still, I wouldn't trade a minute and I wouldn't have it any other way Just show me to the stage, I'm chasing that neon rainbow I'm-a living that honky-tonk dream 'Cause all I've ever wanted is to pick this guitar and sing Just trying to be somebody Just wanna be heard and seen I'm chasing that neon rainbow Living that honky-tonk dream Oh, I'm chasing that neon rainbow Living that honky-tonk dream

A rainbow! It's got all our favorite colors in it Red, and orange, and green, and blue It's a rainy, sunny day The rainbow's here to play Rainbow, rainbow Red, and orange, and yellow, and green, and purple, and blue And indigo, too Rainbow, rainbow It's a rainy, sunny day Red is the color of our car, it's the best Orange is the color of mommy's favorite dress Yellow is the color of the sand on the shore Green is Mr. Dinosaur, grr! Blue is grandpa's boat when it's bobbing on the sea Purple is the bunk bed for George and me And indigo Indigo? Do you know what color that is, George? That's right, it's bluey-purple Oh, we love indigo It's a rainy, sunny day The rainbow's here to play Rainbow, rainbow Red, and orange, and yellow, and green, and purple, and blue And indigo, too Rainbow, rainbow It's a rainy, sunny day I hope it rains again soon I love rainbows And muddy puddles

Time All those happy times Time Days of summer love Time That I held your hand and the world stood still Ah haa Time Those happy times Time Down by the riverside Time We were making love, listen to the birdies sing Ah haa Now, I'm all alone Happy times are gone Gone just like the season Winter's on the ground And my heart is cold You left me without reason But I remember those Time Those happy times Time Down by the riverside Time We were making love, listen to the birdies sing Ah haa Time All those happy times Time Days of summer love Time That I held your hand and the world stood still Ah haa Time Happy, happy times Time All those happy times Time

Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane Ain't got time to take a fast train Lonely days are gone, I'ma goin' home Oh, my baby just wrote me a letter I don't care how much money I gotta spend Got to get back to my baby again Lonely days are gone, I'ma goin' home Oh, my baby just wrote me a letter Well, she wrote me a letter Said, she couldn't live without me no more Listen mister, can't you see, I got to get back to my baby once more? Anyway, yeah Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane Ain't got time to take a fast train Lonely days are gone, I'ma goin' home 'Cause my baby just wrote me a letter Well, she wrote me a letter Said, she couldn't live without me no more Listen mister, can't you see, I got to get back to my baby once more? Anyway, yeah Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane Ain't got time to take a fast train Lonely days are gone, I'ma goin' home 'Cause my baby just wrote me a letter Oh, 'cause my baby just wrote me a letter

Your welcome mat just smiles To all your new found friends But I, I got no invitation to your party The shadows hide my tears And it's cold, it's cold out here I'm lost, lost in the darkness of the night Please let me in the door You closed to me Laughter from a guarded room caught steeling Oh, so cold and lonely out here I'm so lonely for you The door you closed to me Stands like a prison gate Won't you search for mercy Please look for a little mercy Down in your heart Please let me in the door You closed to me Please let me in the door You closed to me Won't you please let me in the door Yeah e yeah, you closed to me