Rainbow
Kris And Lay Lyrics

The scene was a small roadside café
The story begins in a tiny café located by the side of the road.

The waitress was sweepin' the floor
The waitress was cleaning the floor of the café.

Two truck drivers drinkin' their coffee
Two truck drivers were sitting in the café, drinking coffee.

And two okie kids by the door
There were two kids, presumably from Oklahoma, standing near the entrance of the café.

"How much are them candies?" They asked her
The kids asked the waitress how much the candies cost.

"How much have you got?" She replied
The waitress responded by asking how much money the kids had.

"We've only a penny between us"
The kids replied that they only had one penny to spend.

"Them's two for a penny," she lied
The waitress lied by telling the kids that they could get two candies for one penny.

And the daylight grew heavy with thunder
As the story progressed, the weather became increasingly ominous, with loud thunder increasingly frequent.

With the smell of the rain on the wind
As the storm approached, the air became filled with the scent of rain.

Ain't it just like a human?
The storm is compared to human nature in this line.

Here comes that rainbow again
Despite the storm, a rainbow can now be seen in the sky, a sign of better days that come after the storm.

One truck driver called to the waitress
One of the truck drivers called the waitress over to speak with her.

After the kids went outside
The kids left the café before the conversation that follows takes place.

"Them candies ain't two for a penny"
The truck driver informed the waitress that she had lied about the price of the candies.

"So what's it to you?" She replied
The waitress responded to the accusation with a dismissive attitude.

In silence they finished their coffee
No one said anything else, and they finished their coffee in silence.

Then got up and nodded goodbye
The truck drivers then left the café, giving a nod to the waitress as they departed.

She called, "Hey, you left too much money"
The waitress called out to the truck drivers, telling them they had paid too much.

"So what's it to you?" They replied
The truck drivers dismissed her comment, saying that it was not their concern.

And the daylight was heavy with thunder
As the storm continued, the daylight again took on a heavy, threatening quality.

With the smell of the rain on the wind
The scent of rain was still heavy in the air.

Ain't it just like a human?
The way the storm has continued and the people have acted is compared to human nature once again.

Here comes that rainbow again
The story ends with a repetition of the earlier line about the rainbow - that it signals that hope and a better tomorrow are possible despite the current stormy conditions.