Long ago a young man sits   And plays his waiting game   But things are not the same it seems   As in such tender dreams      Slowly passing sailing ships   On sunday afternoon   Like the people on the moon I've seen   Are things not meant to be      Where do those golden rainbows end   (where do the rainbows end)   Why is this song so sad   (why is this song so sad)   Dreaming the dreams I dream my friend   (dreaming the dreams I dream)   Loving the love I love      To love is just a word I've heard   When things are being said   Stories my poor head has told me   Can not stand the cold      And in between what might have been   And what has come to pass   Are misbegotten guests alas   And bits of broken glass      Where do your golden rainbows end   (where do the rainbows end)   Why is the song I sing so sad   (why is this song so sad)   Dreaming the dreams I dream my friend   (dreaming the dreams I dream)   Loving the love I love   To love to love to love      Where do your golden rainbows end   (where do the rainbows end)   Why is the song I sing so sad   (why is this song so sad)   Dreaming the dreams I dream my friend   (dreaming the dreams I dream)   Loving the love I love   To love to love to love   Whoa no no no no no