Mandolin Rain Lyrics
Like the times that we spent
Hiding out from the rain under the carnival tent
I laughed and she'd smile
It would last for awhile
You don't know what you got till you lose it all again
Listen to the music on the lake
Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
Listening to the bluegrass band takes the chill
From the air 'til they play the last song
I'll do my time
Keeping you off my mind but there's moments
That I find, I'm not feeling so strong
Listen to the music on the lake
Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
She did love the sound of a summer storm
It played on the lake like a mandolin
Now it's washing her away once again
Listen to the music on the lake
Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
I watch the side wheel spin and I
Think about her when I hear that whistle blow
I can't change my mind
I knew all the time that she'd go
But that's a choice I made long ago
Listen to the music on the lake
Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
beautiful song, can't believe no one has commented on it. This song means alot to me right now. As i just said goodbye to my ex g/f after a night of doing something we shouldn't have done, only to realize its not going to work out. So i put this song on, listened to it and realized how much of an idiot i am for doing this to myself. "Listen to my heart break every time she runs away Listen to the banjo wind a sad song drifting low Listen to the tears flow Down my face as she turns to go"
Was your cock not BIG enough?
Was your cock not BIG enough?
"every time she runs away".....How much that simple line in this song always takes me back...I get lost in this song every time I hear that piano. Last time I checked my ipod I've played it 637 times...I could listen to it for hours....feel like my day flows to it..
This song makes me think of a father who's saying goodbye to a daughter. The daughter's either deceased or moving away or getting married. "I can't change my mind I knew all the time she'd go But that's a choice I made long ago"
This is the father's realization that he's always known this day was coming, but he still feels sad about it.
@rattler02 This. This song is about the love between a father and daughter. I loved this song the first time I heard it. Fast forward a few years in life and I am now a father. I've always felt the inference that the girl is an intimate relationship was a bit too obvious. And really there is no reference to intimacy in the song, unless I am incredibly obtuse. Now whenever I hear this song, it brings a tear to my eye because I think of my four year old daughter (first born) who will crush my heart...
@rattler02 This. This song is about the love between a father and daughter. I loved this song the first time I heard it. Fast forward a few years in life and I am now a father. I've always felt the inference that the girl is an intimate relationship was a bit too obvious. And really there is no reference to intimacy in the song, unless I am incredibly obtuse. Now whenever I hear this song, it brings a tear to my eye because I think of my four year old daughter (first born) who will crush my heart when she goes. More than once, no doubt.
They don't write them like this anymore.
How do i explain how beautiful this song is! As if someone’s has put a piece of his ripped heart while writing this! To me, this song is about a guy who is madly in LOVE with this girl. They were in a relationship that lasted for a short time. He lost her somehow & he regrets it badly. From the very beginning he knew he’s gonna loose her but still he chose to love her. I feel, the moment she’s gone, haunts him again & again. It keeps hurting him. He feels as if the nature, the existing things around him are mourning this loss with him... Anyway, Happy Listening...
I love this song soooooo much. I saw Hornsby play with the remaining members of the Dead (he actually played piano with them for a stint when Garcia was alive) and he was AMAZING! There were as many Hornsby fans in the crowd as Dead Heads. Also, I'm pretty sure that the lyric is always "Listen to the tears ROLL"(not "flow") the whole time, not just at the end of the song.
Damn good song. Top Ten of that year IMHO. I still listen to it. BTW, isn't the lyric:
Listen to the banjo play A sad song drifting low Listen to the tears roll Down my face as she turns to go
Also, it's obviously a pining for A) the good old days of youth B) the good old days of a relationship
Whichever thought happens to cross your mind at the moment. And Hornsby's a great guy and talented piano man.
Peace
This song is a great example of how Bruce chooses exactly the right chords to shadow the content of the lyrics.
He is genius.
Bluegrass music, which Hornsby grew up with and has recorded, was developed by a mandolin player called Bill Monroe. The mandolin still plays an important part in traditional bluegrass music. In this song the narrator is listening to a bluegrass band and it takes him back to a time in his youth when he was in a relationship with a girl. Basically Hornsby paints a picture of a band playing in a tent by a lake i.e. very traditional folk america and couples it with pain we all feel about that first love which got away. I think that the nostalgic image of old America - bluegrass, steamboat - ties in brilliantly with nostalgia for young romance. I was very young when this song came out but it lodged in my subconsciousness. When i heard it again for the first time in my early 20's i actually cried, it triggered something in me. Cheers Bruce, one of the best musicians of our time.
This song is a great example of how Bruce chooses exactly the right chords to shadow the content of the lyrics.
He is genius.