The Man Who Loved the Rain
by Robyn Hitchcock
Respect the dead
You will be joining them soon
Honour your mother and father
And all of the folks on the moon
In watery handwriting scattered in dropsÂ
On my window pane
He wrote: I am the weather vane
I’m the man who loved the rain
Don’t last too longÂ
The world changes under your feet
Life is eternal, life is so brief
And life is so sweet
Sweeter than even a fox in a hole
Or a thought in a brainÂ
I am the weather vane:
Swaying with every feeling that hits me
Again and again
I’m the man who loved the rainÂ
The man who loved the rain...
You have two graves
Your name’s on both of themÂ
I like to keep people guessing as wellÂ
When I’m close to them
I have two clouds
Both of them hard to contain
One of them showers with flowers
The other one bursts on the plain
Love me or leave me you have to believe me
I’ll jump your train
I’m the man who loved the rainÂ
The man who loves the rain
The man who loves the rain
Don’t try to leave
Don’t try to remain
I’m the man who loves the rainÂ
Just Great. I can't exactly put it in a Raymond Chandler context. It is a great Robyn Hitchcock song. I would buy it in a second. as an aside the lyric copy is off. Great Monday morning treat thank you.