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After the Rain Lyrics by Janis Ian

Unreleased 3: Society’s Child

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[Verse 1]
I hear the sirens calling
It's Saturday night again
Outside the stars are falling
Smells like rain on the edge of lightning
Distant thunder
I remember
[Verse 2]
Far from these city streets
My heart beats a distant memory
Of children in the silos
Ribboned highways where the corn grows
Skyscraper high
I close my eyes
[Chorus]
And time stands still
It's the magic of the heart
Tonight you will be lying in my arms
The memory is always the same
After the rain, after the rain
After the rain
[Verse 3]
Sometimes the walls are papered
With the sound of neighbor's loving in the night
And I feel the heat rising from the street
And years go by
Here inside
[Verse 4]
Rain blows against the window
Echoes through this empty room of mine
A picture on the dresser
Smiles at me as I read your letters
Line by line
I close my eyes
[Chorus]
And time stands still
It's the magic of the heart
Tonight you will be lying in my arms
The memory is always the same
After the rain, after the rain
After the rain
[Verse 5]
It's a restless moon
Traveling through the clouds
And it shines on me (And it shines on me)
Like it shines on you (Like it shines on you)
And for a while
We cross the miles
[Chorus]
And time stands still
It's the magic of the heart
Tonight you will be lying in my arms
The memory is always the same
After the rain, after the rain
After the rain
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Janis Ian

Janis Ian

About “After the Rain” by Janis Ian

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"After the Rain" appears on "Unreleased 3: Society’s Child".

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