I'll take the rain I used to think As birds take wing They sing through life so why can't we? You cling to this You claim the best If this is what you're offering The rain came down The rain came down on me

And everybody wants to cheer it New lamps for old Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain Let it rain You need a new song I'll set the words up so they tear right at your soul Don't take me too long But there's a danger that I'll plagiarize something old

You must take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem If you miss the "A" train You`ll find you missed the quickest way to Harlem Hurry, get on, now it`s coming Listen to those rails a-thrumming All aboard, get on the "A" train Soon you will

My arms are open (oh, oh) My arms are open I can't unfeel your pain I can't undo what's done I can't send back the rain But if I could I would My love, my arms are open So when you feel like you can't take another round of being broken I will be standing

Well, I ride on a mail train, baby, can't buy a thrill Well, I been up all night leanin' on the windowsill Well, if I die on top of the hill And if I don't make it, you know my baby will Don't the moon look good, mama, shinin' through the trees Don't the

I will not vanish and you will not scare me Try to get through it, try to bounce to it All the while thinking I might as well do it They be lovin' someone and I'm not that stupid Take the next ticket to take the next train Why would I do it? And you

I see your true colors And that's why I love you So don't be afraid to let them show Shining through True colors are beautiful, Like a rainbow And you've taken all you can bear Just call me up Because you know I'll be there

Hey, what you say, Jonny? He's convinced himself right in his brain That it helps to take away the pain When everybody else refrains My uncle Jonny did cocaine It's a yearning that you can't ignore I wanna go out tonight Come a little closer to the city

Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum Will he take a sailboat ride? Will he tell you he's alive? In the morning when the day's begun And in the evening or the noonday sun Jimmy Cream was keen, his brain wal always winnin', I can't keep tabs on mine,

Here we are talking about forever Both know damn well it's not easy together We've both felt love We've both felt pain I'll take the sunshine over the rain And I'll try to love only you And I'll try my best to be true Oh darling I'll try