Ricky Lee Jones - Rainbow sleeves (written by Tom Waits)

Rainbow sleeves - Ricky Lee Jones (written by Tom Waits)
Lyrics:
You used to dream yourself away each night
To places that you'd never been
On wings made of wishes
That you whispered to yourself
Back when every night the moon and you
Would sweep away to places
That you knew
Where you would never get the blues

Well now, whiskey gives you wings
To carry
Each one of your dreams
And the moon does not belong to you
But I believe
That your heart keeps young dreams
Well, I've been told
To keep from ever growing old
And a heart that has been broken
Will be stronger when it mends

Don't let the blues stop you singing
Darling, you've only got a broken wing
Hey, you just hang on to my rainbow
Hang on to my rainbow
Hang on to my rainbow sleeves

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Ricky
• Lee
• Jones
• Rainbow
• sleeves
• (written
• by
• Tom
• Waits)

[longhair689]

When two magnificent artists combine......... such a poignant song!

[Artisticer]

Heartwrenchingly beautiful & touching.

[PatriciainKY]

@bartalonzoatjuno

Wonderful description of this song.

[PatriciainKY]

Perfect Valentine's Day song. Wrenching, yet hopeful, performance by Ricki, whose voice sounds like a cry in this song.

[bartalonzoatjuno]

this song breaks me right down every time i hear it.'really the sound of universes colliding, music words, performance and intangibles married perfectly to express the indescribable.

[KevSmithGuitar]

I had to hear this.I coudnt find it anywhere for decades.One of the the most incredible things that can happen to a human being if you can hear it

[Violenceinmind40]

this song and others of Rickie, got me thru my first heart brake

[ASTRUBAL1334]

@charleshdowns till i know, he wrote entire this song, to be performed by Ricky

[wkbbrat]

Still brings tears to my eyes. I agree w/longhair689: 2 great artists working magic together. Awesome. This song spoke to me so much that I had a chart made up (when I sang w/ my band), had some of the lyrics wrong tho -glad to see them correctly... "well your heart keeps young dreams, I've been told, to keep from ever growing old. And a heart that has been broken will be stronger when it mends"...classic & oh so true.

[Emma92092]

usually i am only lukewarm for Rickie Lee but this is BEAUTIFUL! love love LOVE IT!

[pontepolentepontepi]

beautiful :-)))