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Here Comes That Rainbow Again Lyrics
The scene was a small roadside cafe,
The waitress was sweeping the floor.
Two truck drivers drinking their coffee.
And two Okie kids by the door.
"How much are them candies?" they asked her.
"How much have you got?" she replied.
"We've only a penny between us."
"Them's two for a penny," she lied.
And the daylight grew heavy with thunder,
With the smell of the rain on the wind.
Ain't it just like a human.
Here comes that rainbow again.
One truck driver called to the waitress,
After the kids went outside.
"Them candies ain't two for a penny."
"So what's it to you?" she replied.
In silence they finished their coffee,
And got up and nodded goodbye.
She called: "Hey, you left too much money!"
"So what's it to you?" they replied.
And the daylight was heavy with thunder,
With the smell of the rain on the wind.
Ain't it just like a human.
Here comes that rainbow again.
The waitress was sweeping the floor.
Two truck drivers drinking their coffee.
And two Okie kids by the door.
"How much are them candies?" they asked her.
"How much have you got?" she replied.
"We've only a penny between us."
"Them's two for a penny," she lied.
With the smell of the rain on the wind.
Ain't it just like a human.
Here comes that rainbow again.
After the kids went outside.
"Them candies ain't two for a penny."
"So what's it to you?" she replied.
In silence they finished their coffee,
And got up and nodded goodbye.
She called: "Hey, you left too much money!"
"So what's it to you?" they replied.
With the smell of the rain on the wind.
Ain't it just like a human.
Here comes that rainbow again.
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One of my favorite songs of all time. It seems to convey the goodness in everybody–in humanity. On Some Elvis Costello special, he played this song and then said that he had written it based on a part from The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck. The lack of comments on all of Kristofferson's songs is unfortunate. Really one of the greatest song-writers alive today.
@RomanHoliday The song does, indeed, appear to have been inspired by an incident described in Steinbeck's novel; however, it was written by Kris Kristofferson, not Elvis Costello. According to Kristofferson, this was Johnny Cash's favorite KK song.
@RomanHoliday The song does, indeed, appear to have been inspired by an incident described in Steinbeck's novel; however, it was written by Kris Kristofferson, not Elvis Costello. According to Kristofferson, this was Johnny Cash's favorite KK song.
I agree with the previous poster: a lovely song which says a lot in a simple story. Small acts of kindness go a long way. These are like a rainbow in this world we live in.