No gold at the end of a rainbow

A rainbow at Chapelhope by Walter Baxter is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0

He walks the dusty roads that go nowhere

Because he has nowhere to go

He has buried his past in a pit of despair

And looks to a new tomorrow

But you can’t leave behind your traitorous mind

The shadows follow you wherever you go

and soon you will find there are ties that bind

and there’s no gold at the end of a rainbow

In your dreams and deep in your heart

You know that there’s nowhere to hide

Time and distance set you apart

But The truth can not be defied

You can run so fast but that can’t last

Sooner or later you will slow

And then you’ll realise where the truth really lies

And there’s no gold at the end of a rainbow

Turn around, go back, make amends

Nothing is as bad as it can appear

You have enemies, but you have friends

Keep the enemy close and friends near

How can you decide that friends be denied

How can you deal such a blow?

At least you’ll have tried and you can confide

That there’s no gold at the end of a rainbow