High life
Early in the morning
The sun was up and the sky was very blue
Without a warning
As I looked out, my thoughts returned to you
A noise in the city made the children run
And hide themselves away
And thunder boomed and lightning filled the sky
Looking from this window
A thousand rivers running past my door
Standing on an island, looking for someone
Upon the shore
I can see it very clearly nothing's really changed
Then lightning strikes across an empty sky
Ooh, the rain is falling
Ooh, the rain is falling
Ooh, the rain is falling
Will it wash away those lonely tears
With their brand new time transporter
They'll think maybe I fought to get away
But with all their great inventions
And all their good intentions, here I stay
Down on the corner where the sun had shone
The people gathered 'round
Then scattered as the raindrops hit the ground
Ooh, the rain is falling
Ooh, the rain is falling
I said, ooh, the rain is falling
Will it wash away those lonely tears
Ooh, the rain is falling
I said, ooh, the rain is falling
Ooh, it keeps on falling, falling
Will it wash away those lonely tears
The sun was up and the sky was very blue
Without a warning
As I looked out, my thoughts returned to you
A noise in the city made the children run
And hide themselves away
And thunder boomed and lightning filled the sky
Looking from this window
A thousand rivers running past my door
Standing on an island, looking for someone
Upon the shore
I can see it very clearly nothing's really changed
Then lightning strikes across an empty sky
Ooh, the rain is falling
Ooh, the rain is falling
Ooh, the rain is falling
Will it wash away those lonely tears
With their brand new time transporter
They'll think maybe I fought to get away
But with all their great inventions
And all their good intentions, here I stay
Down on the corner where the sun had shone
The people gathered 'round
Then scattered as the raindrops hit the ground
Ooh, the rain is falling
Ooh, the rain is falling
I said, ooh, the rain is falling
Will it wash away those lonely tears
Ooh, the rain is falling
I said, ooh, the rain is falling
Ooh, it keeps on falling, falling
Will it wash away those lonely tears
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@NourigatPDX From somebody who bought the record in 1981, the CD in 1989 . Thank you so much. This album is immortal. Listening to it now uninterrupted.