listen)Love's Like Rain
It's been so dry since before the fall
The wind is blowing like the old dust bowl
This whole town's on a powder keg
I feel the smoke running through my head
Can't keep the wolf off of my front door
Can't dig no well in this kitchen floor
One thing I know- it's my belief
Only you now darling that can give me relief
Your love's like rain rain rain
falling down on me
Just like rain rain rain
a river running to the sea
I heard the news coming down the wire
to set the countryside all on fire
The man said on the morning show
'You better pack your bags and go'
But I'm gonna stay here like a stone
Until the sun is burning these dry bones
I may be buked I may be scorned
But your tide is gonna rise and I will be reborn
Your love's like rain rain rain...
Going out of my mind
I've been confined to misery
I would be much obliged
I'd be revived if you'd see about me
WORDS & MUSIC BY COLIN LINDEN & JIM WEIDER-SOCAN/ASCAP-1997
| Artist's Note |
Jimmy Weider is one of my favourite guitarists on the planet. He's also one of my favourite collaborators. Jimmy produced a version of this song on the album, "Train Kept A Rollin" by Paul Burlison, that features Kim Wilson singing. I off-handedly said to Jimmy, "Wouldn't it be great to have Mavis Staples singing harmony with Kim?" About a month later, Jimmy called me to tell me that he got Mavis to sing on it. I figured that when I recorded it, without the benefit of the amazing Mavis (not to mention Kim), I'd better do something cool. Enter Richard Bell with a fabulous horn arrangement, and Roderick Paulin's New Orleans horn section to play it. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. |