I'm Always Chasing Rainbows

I'm Always Chasing Rainbows  (1917)  by Harry Carroll (music) and Joseph McCarthy (lyrics)

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[Verse]

At the end of the rainbow there's happiness,

And to find it how often I've tried,

But my life is a race, just a wild goose chase,

And my dreams have all been denied.

Why have I always been a failure,

What can the reason be?

I wonder if the world's to blame,

I wonder if it could be me?

[Chorus]

I'm always chasing rainbows,

Watching clouds drifting by.

My schemes are just like all my dreams,

Ending in the sky,

Some fellows look and find the sunshine,

I always look and find the rain,

Some fellows make a winning sometime,

I never even make a gain,

Believe me.

I'm always chasing rainbows

Waiting to find a little bluebird in vain.

[Verse]

I've Looked to the west as the sun goes down,

And I've followed its glorious rays

But the faster I'd run I would miss the sun,

My life's full of wasted days

I've always been a natural loser,

Each thing I touch must fall

If good luck ever came to me

It would never seem right at all.

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