I was the firstborn son of a lonely soul at best Was dreamin' I sank slow in the west And like the drifted soul my daddy was, my shoes are wearing thin Lord, the seeds, they're tangled in the wind And like a breeze on a summer's day, I'll pass your way I'll paint your pictures in the sky But a rainbow man is all I am And I'll fade away in the sunshine Now don't try to tie me down if I'm around a while May be hard to understand "It's just my way", you say, "If I'm a fool, go, child" I'm growing free now, yes, I'm going wild And like a breeze on a summer's day, I'll pass your way I'll paint your pictures in the sky But a rainbow man is all I am And I'll fade away in the sunshine Oh yeah And like a breeze on a summer's day, I'll pass your way I'll paint your pictures in the sky Just a rainbow man is all I am And I'll fade away And I won't be here tomorrow (I won't be here) I won't be here tomorrow (I won't be) Won't be here tomorrow or today I'm a rainbow man Yes, I am I'm a rainbow man Just a rainbow man