looking out another window like I did the same yesterday Its just the same evening in another morning waiting for you
Im still waiting for the direction to find me I know the sun is shining behind the clouds that hide those rays I suppose its holding onto a box of rain
When Im falling down in a doorway not familiar I close my eye and make a new picture a box of rain hasn't eased my pain just yet
When the alarm goes off before Im done dreaming I shade my eyes while waking, trying to start my day I know the box of rain is on its way but the wax on the candle is getting low
The moth on the windowsill Hes got his hankechief ready for me Singing in a whisper -singing "please dont cry, Im afraid like you waiting for a box of rain, if I was strong enough, Id carry you over the clouds when your candle goes out, waiting for a box of rain with you"
I laid my head on the floor and closed my eyes When a cricket came in said "what are you worrying for? stop wasting energy waiting for a box of rain Ive got the weather report its on its way, get up on your feet and sing with me While waiting for a box of rain"
I opened the freezer door the only clean air to breathe sat down in my chair and rolled up my sleeves When I struck the first note I felt the quake shaking the room Cracking the ceiling open and a bird flew in, Flapping his wings trying to dry off
Singing in a whistle "look outside the storm is coming its the box of rain youve been waiting for" and he sang with us and it started to rain
before I knew it the roof was breaking loose and the rain was pouring in I took off my hard shoes and put my sandals on and the bird and the cricket were singing with me
The water got so high it blew the circuits out put down my electric guitar and let it float away picked up my acoustic and played a different song just for you I know the flood will help you find me but I dont know how long youll remain a drift
The water got so high the walls began to fall the bird and the cricket got on the boards I was floating on in the rain.
we were floating in the rivers made by the storm when the bird flew off to look ahead came back with blade of grass in his beak singing in a whistle" there's a panda on a bamboo raft playing a flute all alone in the rain..
We could hear her notes ripple off the water they went along with our song I gave a note to the bird just to give her saying "toss out your anchor and we'll find you in the sea"
That little panda wasn't that far away running out of strength rowing from china she was playing strong enough for us to hear her she held her notes in tune, though the tears she was crying made the water deeper
That old moth was hiding behind my ear he flew off to the panda in the storm gave her his hankerchief and sang in a whisper "dont you cry, dry your eye and join our band in the rain"
I saw the panda there was a rainbow reflecting in her eyes I turned around to see it, it was gone The moth flew over to me and sang in a whisper "you can only see the rainbow together"
I put my guitar in the water and rowed to her I got on her raft and we looked in the same direction We saw the rainbow the moth spoke of
And the rain stopped coming down The level of the water was receding we saw some land showing above The bird flew off to see if it was safe
He came back with a little book The book was filled with songs the title was "live here forever and in peace"
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