I've heard stories of love And stories of war But they all rinse like a dream That stains me with a memory Of a place I've never seen In the day I fight for who I am (at night I dream of who I'll be) In the day I fight for who I am On this side of the rainbow In a world of black and white On this side of the rainbow If I could only reach the sky On this side of the rainbow Someday I'll fly up all the way To the other side I've heard empty words and lullabies Like a pendulum that sways My hope till I am hypnotized But, of course, they fade away In the daydream where I'd like to be (and at night I dream of who I am) In the daydream where I'd like to be On this side of the rainbow In a world of black and white On this side of the rainbow If I could only reach the sky On this side of the rainbow Someday I'll fly up all the way To the other side On the other side I'll be there someday On the other side of the rain In the day I fight for who I am (at night I dream of who I'll be) In the day I fight for who I am On this side of the rainbow In a world of black and white On this side of the rainbow If I could only reach the sky On this side of the rainbow In a world of black and white On this side of the rainbow Someday I'll fly up all the way To the other side They all fade like a dream Like a dream