The Rainbow Connection

Ok, so maybe I'm feeling a little nostalgic tonight. And maybe I'm feeling a little thoughtful and a little profound as well. I'm missing Dad, who is still working in New Orleans; I'm wishing to use my music and my teaching to work with the kids that have profound handicaps; I'm wanting to feel like I have a real place and time in life again. So here are some lyrics...

...and feel free to laugh at them if you like, since this IS supposed to be a kid's song. But heck, the words in this song mean a whole lot more to me than your typical children's song. But then, maybe this is because I've been working with kids too long...

ARTIST: Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher
TITLE: The Rainbow Connection

[Muppet Movie]

Why are there so many songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side
Rainbows are visions but only illusions
And rainbows have nothing to hide
So we've been told and some choose to believe it
I know they're wrong, wait and see

{Refrain}
Someday we'll find it
The rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me

Who said that ev'ry wish would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star
Somebody thought of that, and someone believed it
Look what it's done so far
What's so amazing that keeps us star-gazing
And what do we think we might see

{Refrain}

All of us under its spell
We know that it's probably magic

Have you been half-asleep and have you heard voices
I've heard them calling my name
Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors
The voice might be one and the same
I've heard it too many times to ignore it
It's something that I'm s'posed to be

{Refrain}

La da da dee da da do
La da da da da dee da do