I nearly missed a rainbow

I nearly missed a sunset

I nearly missed a shooting star

I nearly missed a rainbow

I nearly missed a sunset

I nearly missed a shooting star going by

While lookin' at my feet, at a crack in the sidewalk

An old tin can by the side of the road

I nearly missed a rainbow

I nearly missed a sunset

I nearly missed a shooting star going by

While studying a brand new hole in my sneaker

And finding a quarter and an old bus token

I nearly missed a rainbow

I nearly missed a sunset

I nearly missed a shooting star going by

Looking down at the ground means you know where you're going

No head up in the clouds to lead you astray

But you can't ever have any kind of dream that way

Looking down at the ground means you know where you're going

No head up in the clouds to lead you astray

But you can't ever have any kind of dream that way

While looking at my feet at a crack in the sidewalk

An old tin can by the side of the road

I nearly missed a rainbow

Elmo nearly missed a sunset

I would've missed a shooting star going by

I nearly missed a rainbow

Don't want to miss that sunset

I wouldn't miss a shooting start going by

Passing me by

Passing me by