Woke up one bright morning, Woke up in the rain, Woke up to the sunshine and the pain, Stood out in the rosebuds, Stood out in the dew, Stood out in
Ev'rybody's waiting for the sun to shine Waiting on a springtime day Waiting on tomorrow to unwrap their minds Waiting till the sky's not grey Ev'rybody
VERSE Wish I was more than one One for work and one for fun One to go and one to stay Little darlin', I'm goin' away Well, I wish I was two somehow That
In spite of you, you like yourself An' that's alright with me It gets so lonesome fillin' space An' someone must believe Erase them golden memories An
up for too long I got to be leavin', I can't hang around It's bringin' me down, already down to the ground (REPEAT CHORUS TWICE) Steve Forbert
INTRO. Roll your rain Roll your rain Roll your rain down VERSE Well, help me peel the frown off my face . . . chit-chat-chat I need a little faith an
Can anybody hear me? Is there anybody there? Is anybody listening? Is there anyone that cares? I've been so long in silence I'm not sure if you exist,
VERSE Try your pills and powders Take your drugs of every kind Try your luck with liquor Try your luck with beer and wine CHORUS You can try Try it any
Sometimes I'm so weary Sometimes I'm so low If not for your sweet love I think I would move to Mexico TV shows a city And everything is down Find your
The fortune teller's eyes, They would not look at me, She said these cards don't lie An' I said so what d' you see? She told me what I did, Her voice
I know what I know, I see what I see And whatever will be and not be Is not up to me; I struggle and strain Again and again While the power that makes
On the turnpike again Just to reach you, my friend Just to find you and see If you still care for me All the times I've been burned Don't it seem like
Oh well, you said goodbye and good luck in your 'Dear John' letter And I thought I'd die 'cuz I thought we were carved in stone And it made me cry as
I'll lock myself away and not face one more day On the streets of this town And all I've got to lose is a feelin' called the blues And a little old frown
VERSE He's always alone, wrapped up in his plight With his hands in his pockets he's walkin' in the night With his dark eyes lookin', he's a poor boy
Poor ole surrender Mimosa Finally burnt out by the sun I feel pretty burnt out myself When the long, hot summer is done Summertime's long been my favorite
Dm (with variations shown at end of the song ) G Am Dm G Am In the shadow of the old north church I
Open house now for your fading heart, Tell your ghost it's time to hide; Strangers won't know when to stop and start Once they've fin'ly got inside.