Rainbows Have Nothing To Hide

I have a confession: I have always loved “The Rainbow Connection”

Written by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher, and originally performed by Jim Henson (as Kermit the Frog) in “The Muppet Movie” in 1979, “The Rainbow Connection” has been covered by dozens of artists over the decades – ranging from Kenny Loggins, The Carpenters, and Debbie Harry to Willie Nelson, Sara McLachlan, and The Dixie Chicks. Even Johnny Mathis had a go at it.

But I stumbled across a version by Ashley Gramins on iTunes recently, and it was like hearing it for the first time all over again.

Check out a sample of Asley's version at iTunes, or on "Mama Rocks!" at http://www.ashleygramins.com/

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.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers and me.
Who said that every wish would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star?
Somebody thought of that, and someone believed it,
And look what it's done so far.
What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing
And what do we think we might see?
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers, and me.
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...
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers, and me.
Laa, da daa dee da daa daa,
La laa la la laa dee daa doo...