Josephine, I have seen you on the sidewalk
Throwing troubles just like flowers to passers by
Don't weigh us down, though we have too many anchors
And like you we want to sail into the sea
I never had the chance to grow up
Into what they wanted me to be
Every rainbow has an end
And it's where the colors are leaving
Josephine, keep your sunlight in our windows
We are rusted like the silos full of grain
Josephine, is it true that all state children
Who will one day be forgotten by our names
I never had the chance to grow up
Into what they wanted me to be
Every rainbow has an end
And it's where the colors leaving
Josephine, I was written in the skyline
You must leave before your time oh oh oh
Don't let us die for we need your hands to cling to
A doorway we can walk through to heaven
I never had the chance to grow up
Into what they wanted me to be
Every rainbow has an end
And it's where the colors leaving