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Artist: The Strawbs
Canonical path: /the-strawbs/following-the-rainbow
Related lyric paths: 6
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Following The Rainbow
Read Following The Rainbow lyrics by The Strawbs on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Following The Rainbow
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Red tears of deepest sorrow
Will flow until tomorrow
The sun sets in the West
And nights grow cold
I'm following the rainbow
'Till I find a pot of gold
The orange blossom falling
And the sound of people calling
Will last a million years
So I have been told
Yellow flowers in the morning
Will blossom in a warning
The river bursts its banks
Unless controlled
Green trees upon the mountain
And a ripple of a fountain
A silver kiss at night
And love was sold
The blue moon sends a shiver
Of light across the River
There's nothing left but space
For men to hold
An indigo confusion
Is the sign of man's delusion
The searing heat
Turns matter into mould
The violet robes of morning
Will surely bring a warning
To everyone around
Who's growing old
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The Strawbs performs "Following The Rainbow", and this lyric page sits inside the The Strawbs catalog on LyroVerse.
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