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The Wind and the Rain

from Live at Hava Java by Not For Coltrane

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lyrics

Let me hear the wind (Let me hear the wind)
Let me hear the rain (Let me hear the rain)
Let me tell that same sad story, all over again.
Let me hear the rain (Let me hear the rain)
Let me hear the wind (Let me hear the wind)
Let me be that same sad storm who made monsters out of men.

I am a tropical depression, was a master out at sea --
Now my clouds look cold and slept in, and no one remembers me.
I am rain that raised the rooftops, I am wind that washed the night,
But when you dissolved, the truth stopped, and I lost all of my might.
And you believed in me,
You took part in me,
You grounded me;
You're my lover and my trust.
And I had things to say,
But you washed away
All my better days
And replaced the waves with dust.

So let me hear the wind (Let me hear the wind)
Let me hear the rain (Let me hear the rain)
Let me tell that same sad story, all over again.
Let me hear the rain (Let me hear the rain)
Let me hear the wind (Let me hear the wind)
Let me be that same sad storm who made monsters out of men.

You expand across the planet, you look best in bluish-gray;
If the wish is clear, you'll grant it -- and if not, you'll make it pay.
I was drowning when you met me, I was desperate with need;
You blew kisses to upset me, and you spun me up to speed.
And I was miserable,
But I was powerful.
I was obstacle,
I was fire and the beast.
And then you cut me loose,
Took away my use.
Freedom was my noose.
Fed the famine to the feast.

So let me hear the wind (Let me hear the wind)
Let me hear the rain (Let me hear the rain)
Let me tell that same sad story, all over again.
Let me hear the rain (Let me hear the rain)
Let me hear the wind (Let me hear the wind)
Let me be that same sad storm who made monsters out of men.

(guitar solo)

Let me hear the wind (Let me hear the wind)
Let me hear the rain (Let me hear the rain)
Let me tell that same sad story, all over again.
Let me hear the rain (Let me hear the rain)
Let me hear the wind (Let me hear the wind)
Let me be that same sad storm who made monsters out of men.

I am a tropical depression, was a menace out at sea --
Now the earth has learned its lesson, and that's all that's left of me.
So take care and take cover; find some shelter if you can,
'Cause nothing's worse than a jilted lover spreading fast across the land.

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from Live at Hava Java, released November 14, 2013
Written by Jonathan Mitchican and Michael Duck

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Not For Coltrane Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

NOT FOR COLTRANE is Michael Duck, a guy from Bethlehem, PA, who loves bringing together folky acoustic rock and evocative storytelling. (Coltrane was his dog. He thought he could sing, but unfortunately he wasn’t part of the act.)

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