CHASIN' THAT NEON RAINBOW

--written by Alan Jackson, Jim McBride



Daddy won a radio

Tuned it to a country show

I was rockin' in the cradle

To the cryin' of a steel guitar

Mama used to sing to me

Taught me that sweet harmony

Now she worries 'cause she never thought

I'd ever really take it this far

Singin' in the bars

Chasin' that neon rainbow

Livin' that honky tonk dream

All I've ever wanted

Was to pick this guitar and sing

Just tryin' to be somebody

Just wanna be heard and seen

Chasin' that neon rainbow

Livin' that honky tonk dream



An atlas and a coffee cup

Five pickers in an old Dodge truck

Headin' down to Houston

For a show on Saturday night

This overhead is killin' me

Half the time I sing for free

But when the crowd's into it

Lord it makes this thing I'm doing seem right

Standin in the spotlight



Chorus

Daddy's got a radio

He won it thirty years ago

He said "Son I just know we're gonna hear you singin'

on it someday"

I made it up to Music Row

But Lordy don't the wheels turn slow

Still I wouldn't trade a minute

And I wouldn't have it any other way

Just show me to the stage



Chorus



I'm chasin' that neon rainbow

Livin' that honky tonk dream

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