Song #5: “Running In Rain” came about because my high school gym teachers had a great idea...They gave us permission to go jogging at home and as long as our parents signed off on it “proving” we actually were doing it, we didn’t have to go to gym! This was like a gift from heaven because I HATED gym. So for a few weeks I actually did go jogging (until I figured out that my parents would sign the note regardless of whether I really went or not…) Anyway this song came about after it started raining during one of my runs. Yes I AM a compulsive songwriter…
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Running In Rain | Song # 5 | June 1977
Running in rain
And rejoicing in windshields
That drive by insisting
That I am insane
I ponder the meanings
That lie in the clouds
Knowing full well
That the answers
Lie on the ground
Traveling through the reaches
Of many self made lands
Wandering on the beaches
Formed with mind made sands
Breathing the rain
And moving in solitude
I’m part of the pavement
And part of the sky
Praying to time,
The god of Man
I ask to be able
To go where I can…
Travel through the reaches
Of many self made lands
Wander on the beaches
Formed with mind made sands
On my way home
I pass children
In their raincoats
Splashing in puddles
And they laugh with me
But, still I…
Feel the wanderer
Rushing inside
Free on the moment
And soft on the high
Moving in rhythm
Of forward thrust
I may change
But the rain stays the same
Tuning: Standard
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“Running In Rain” by Mark Shepard is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License
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