The Rainbow In Daddy's Eyes - Sammi Smith

On a cold and grey October day our family moved away

From a thirty acre farm in Tennessee

And the part for me in the schoolhouse play would have to wait

On a rainbow that only daddy would ever see.

That was when my mama started praying

Lord let him dream but make him realize

That dreams won’t feed the children that we’re raisin' today

Oh Lord take the rainbow from his eyes.

Well even after I grew older we kept waitin' for the home

That daddy kept on building in his mind

And on the day he passed away he took my mama’s hand

And said honey I can make it just give me time.

Jesus I pray that you’ll forgive him

For dreaming away my mama’s life

And Lord if there’s a rainbow up in heaven today

Please Lord let it shine in my daddy’s eyes…