Love Poem: Painting My Life (An American Idol Song In Progress)
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Written by: Michael Degenhardt

Painting My Life (An American Idol Song In Progress)

It’s here 
The end of my rainbow
There’s no pot of gold
But yet a fortune for me

It’s true
The life that we’re living
It can be much better
But we must make it be

That’s why
I stand here before you
Singing these words
I so long to say

And you 
You’re part of the rainbow
The color so needed
That changes my day

So now, I’m painting my life
With much varied hues
A palette of color
Nothing subdued
And my eyes, 
They’re filled with this rainbow
It has me on course 
And it’s all cause of you

Yes, it’s true
My life
Is now painted with you

The roads
Were winding and rugged
But I traveled and tried
To make it to here

I knew
The goal was my prize then
The end is the victory
And now it’s so clear

So now, I’m painting my life
With much varied hues
A palette of color
Nothing subdued
And my eyes, 
They’re filled with this rainbow
It has me on course 
And it’s all cause of you

Yes, it’s true
My life
Is now painted with you

Bridge:	
You’re every color of the rainbow
You’re the light in my eyes
You’re the reason for being
And the reason I try
You’re the lilt in my singing
The half of the whole
You’re the end of my rainbow
The mate of my soul


So now, I’m painting my life
With much varied hues
A palette of color
No, nothing subdued
And my eyes, 
They’re filled with this rainbow
It has me on course 
And it’s all cause of you

Yes, it’s true
My life
Is now painted with you