Rainbow Road - Steve Goodman

I was born a dirt poor man

All my life I’ve had hard working hands

But I sang my song as I carried my load

'Cause I had a dream about rainbow

Rainbow road

Then one day a man came along

Heard me playing and singing my songs

He bought me clothes and paid up every debt I owed

Sent me on my way down rainbow

Rainbow road

Then one night a man with a knife

Pushed me till I had to take his life

Fast as falling all my friends were gone

That old judge traded me a sentence for a song

Now I’m living with this ball and chain

I had to wear a number before they ever heard my name

And like the dream I’m growing old

But we still sing about rainbow

Rainbow road

Rainbow road, Rainbow road

Rainbow road, Rainbow road

Rainbow road, Rainbow road