Well I left my home at the north end of Florida
Headed out for southern California
Lookin` for some fun like any other
And the open skies
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana
Even past right through Texarkana
Lord I know that time is truly wastin`
Not getting any younger
I`m runnin` round here, and I`m looking for a pot of gold
They tell me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow
See the movie star up in the spotlight. She`s growing old
And they tell me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow
Well I fell in love with a girl out in Texas
Then her daddy had me arrested
All I did was stop for some dancin`, and a couple of beers
Then they ran my butt on into Arizona
Heard I was wanted out in Oklahoma
Made me feel like I was an outlaw
It might`ve been my long hair
I`m runnin` round here, I`m looking for that pot of gold
And they tell me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow
See the guitar man up in the spotlight, he`s growing old
They tell me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow
And they left me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow
Now I`m sittin` out here I`m lonely in Nebraska
How the hell`d I get to Alaska
Would of thought by now I`d learn my lesson
But you can never tell
I`m runnin` round here, still looking for a pot of gold
And they tell me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow
I see the mileage on my face, am I growing old
And they tell me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow