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Rainy, Rainy Life Revised

RAINY RAINY LIFE revised

Verse 1

Rainy, rainy life...
Blowing cold winds ...even in my dreams,
Colors gone, even evergreens...
I think about the joy, I had with you

Verse 2
Now grey dwells  within my soul...
Nothing exists to fill the hole,
Seeds were planted ...but they cannot grow
In sterile, barren and forgotten soil

Chorus
Daily I will pray...
for strength to face, another day
Tomorrow's a turning world away
I can't think about it now...
Your mem'rys forever burned in my mind...
Unchanged with passing time

Verse 3

Rainy, rainy life...
pictures of the love we shared...
Mem'rys of loved one's that cared
My eyes see everything, but now I'm blind...

Verse 4

Life's been to me so unkind
People look and they stop and stare....
a homeless man , traveling to nowhere...
Standing watching cars pass in the pouring rain.

Chorus
Daily I will pray...
for strength to face, another day
Tomorrow's a turning world away
I can't think about it now...
Your mem'rys forever burned in my mind...
Unchanged with passing time

Chorus
Repeat and fade

John Derek Hamilton
September 10,2016
revised November 19,2021

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Joanna Daniel Date: 11/29/2021 12:55:00 AM You write these sad songs so well, John, those homeless people have their own sad stories to tell for sure, great lyric:) Login to Reply John Hamilton Date: 11/29/2021 5:10:00 PM Thanks Jo for the kind visit and generous words, I do appreciate it.

Susan Ashley Date: 11/23/2021 7:13:00 AM Dear John, your gifted pen was dipped in a deep well of despair as the ink flows with a profound sense of sadness expressed with aching finesse. Your emotional imagery takes my breath away.. "Colors gone, even evergreens" - so potent with poignancy of the overwhelming grey within your soul.. and, "a homeless man , traveling to nowhere... Standing watching cars pass in the pouring rain" - such powerful imagery of loneliness, helplessness and of being left behind and left out of life. The unbearable sense of loss is viscerally felt in your compelling lyric, my friend. I hope your ok and back with us soon. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan Login to Reply John Hamilton Date: 11/24/2021 7:49:00 PM Thanks Susan for your generous comments, this was a fave of mine brought back and revised for a song, got my composer working on the music so things are looking up. I'm doing fine thanks for your concern, just not too inspired lately. Take care JD