I know it hasn't rained in ages
And I know the rivers run dry
And I know the flowers all need water
They're all about to die

But when I'm with you
You make the rain fall
When I'm with you
I feel the sun
When I'm with you
No one else in the room
When I'm with you

They say what's buried in the winter
Is found again in spring
Well I lost you once when snow came down
And I saw what loss can bring

But when I'm with you
You make the rain fall
When I'm with you
I feel the sun
When I'm with you
No one else in the room
When I'm with you

Well I know that nothing lasts forever
And I know that everything must change
But I hope that when you wake, wherever you are
You know my love for you remains

'Cause when I'm with you
You make the rains fall
When I'm with you
I feel the water
When I'm with you
No one else in the room
When I'm with you
You feel it too

I know it hasn't rained in ages


Lyrics submitted by aj_100, edited by beef.stewie

When I'm With You Lyrics as written by Joshua Ryan Radin

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    I love this song. I just wish I knew what it was about.

    ktache6on July 09, 2006   Link
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    This song almost perfectly describes how I feel about/wanna say to my ex. We dated over four years,from freshman year of highschool to freshman year of college (he was two years older than I, and in the Air Force away for much of our relationship) Eventually, as I went out on my own, I had to do my own thing, find myself, the standard story, and I could not ask him to wait around for me (becuase that is unfair.) As things often turn out...things changed. I love him with all my heart, but he feels we are both too changed to be again what we were, and now we are both in new relationships. Although I still do long for his love and wish it could have turned out differently, this song to me descibes the epiphany I had - That through it all, at my core I was still the same girl he had always loved, and that i would always love him deep down. just because it ends doesnt mean love doesnt last. He may not be the one I am supposed to be with,but I will love him until the day I die.

    jacattack86on May 15, 2007   Link
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    omg....i LOVE this song. brings tearz to my eyes* boohooo...absolutely lovely.

    black_mariaon September 09, 2007   Link
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    He's leaving town to go somewhere else for a while, but comforts her saying that he'll be hers forever. He sees her sweater on her bed, realizing how perfect she is for him. But all he can think about is going out to explore the world without her, seeing what it's like to be with other girls. He has to do it, it's the only way he'll satisfy his urge and ever be content. And if she stays with him through it all, he'll end up with her because he knows that she's the best thing he'll ever have. He rationalizes all this to her and himself by saying that he'll always be the same guys she's always loved, only he'll feel a sense of completion because of his experiences. This protective rationalization is his only way of holding on to the closest thing he'll ever have to true love.

    digawayon November 15, 2009   Link

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