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Days of Rain

Music and lyrics by Patrick J. Morris, DVM, DACZM as "n of one"

Lying awake,
At the edge of day break
The night gives way to the morning of gray,
Of the colorless day,

And I hear rain,
Striking the pane,
The droplets coalesce and fall away,
Like the tears from my face.

Fly away,
High away,
Far away,
Hide away

Release me,
Just release me,
No shelter from the rain,
Release me,
From these days,
Days of rain,

Still hiding to cry,
Still asking why,
Pretending for friends to be strong,
When I'm dying inside,

And birds don't sing
Butterflies have no wings
And the wind chime outside is as silent,
As the forgotten spring.

Hide away,
Shy away,
Far away,
High away,
Release me,
Just release me,
No shelter from the rain,
Release me,
From these days,
Days of rain,

Comforting words,
On sympathy cards,
And flowery phrases I've read so many times,
Now I know them by heart,

And he is gone,
And nothing has changed,
And dawn after meaningless dawn,
All I see now is rain.

Hide away,
Far away,
Fly away,
From the pain,
Release me,
Just release me,
No shelter from the rain,
Release me,
From these days,
Days of rain,



And when you die,
The last moments of life,
All you give a damned about are the ones,
You leave behind,

And so I say,
Live each day,
If nothing else than for the loved ones and friends,
Who've passed away,

Cuz that's what they'd say,
They'd want it that way,
Live the day,
Turn the page,
And memories never die,
And love never lies,
You are free now,
Break the chains,
Free, From these days,
Days of Rain.


Dedicated to the memory of Steven Licon

May 5, 2005




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