Concerto For a RainyDay (Electric Light Orchestra)
Standing in the Rain
[Concerto for a rainy day...]
[Rain...]
I'm standing in the rain
I'm waiting all alone
I'm so tired
I wanna go home.
I'm standing in the rain
Getting soaking wet
I'm doing my best
But what do I get?
I'm standing in the rain
Can't seem to get along
People rushing by
Wish they could hear my song.
I'm standing in the rain
It's teeming down on me
Cats & dogs
I wanna be free.
I'm standing in the rain
Doing my thing
I'm trying my best
What does it bring?
I'm standing in the rain
Getting soaking wet
I'm doing my best
But what does it get?
The good intentions and the pain
Lay drowned now in the pouring rain
I tried to be so good this time
But here I am under the sky.
The good intentions and the pain
Lay drowned now in the pouring rain.
Big Wheels
I've been thinking it over
So many times they say
You got it made
They never understand
The answer lies within your soul
'Cos no one know which side
The coin will fall.
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning, turning...
Save it for a rainy day
For when the cold wind blows
Just to see how they run
I thought they'd know
I tried my best, all I could do
But somehow it was not enough for you.
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning, turning,
Turning, turning...
[CHORUS:]
I remember the dead of night
A lonely light that shines upon the window
I see it all so clear
The tenderness, the silent tears
Out here in the pouring rain
Through cold dark waiting days
I see you standing there
I see the big wheels turning
Never ending, on and on they go.
I think I'm going home
I think I'm gonna have to start again
It's rather sad
Because I've looked around, can't seem to find
Whatever's always rolling through my mind
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning, turning
Turning, turning...
[REPEAT CHORUS]
Summer and Lightning
I have waited
For your love
For so long
How do I go on?
I have told you
So many times
It's no good
You're treating me so wrong.
Out there so far away
Above the sky will say
For you...
Here it comes again
It's all around me
It must be magic
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I can see you
In my mind
The lost time
That you're saving
I could reach out
And touch you
What can I do?
The sun ain't shining.
Out there so far away
Above the sky will say
For you...
Only for you.
Here it comes again (summer and lightning)
It's all around me (summer and lightning)
It must be magic (summer and lightning)
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Here it comes again.
Here it comes again (summer and lightning)
It's all around me (summer and lightning)
It must be magic (summer and lightning)
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Here it comes again (summer and lightning)
I can feel it (summer and lightning)
It's all around me (summer and lightning)
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Mr. Blue Sky
[Good morning! Today's forecast calls for blue skies!]
Sun is shining in the sky
There ain't a cloud in sight
It's stopped raining, everybody's in a play
And don't you know
It's a beautiful new day.
Running down the avenue
See how the sun shines brightly
In the city
On the streets where once was pity
Mr. Blue Sky is living here today.
[CHORUS:]
Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long
Where did we go wrong?
[REPEAT CHORUS]
Hey you with the pretty face
Welcome to the human race
A celebration
Mr. Blue Sky's up there waiting
And today is the day we've waited for
[REPEAT CHORUS]
Hey there, Mr. Blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around, see what you do
Everybody smiles at you.
Hey there, Mr. Blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around, see what you do
Everybody smiles at you.
Mr. Blue, you did it right
But soon comes Mr. Night
Creeping over
Now his hand is on your shoulder
Never mind -- I'll remember you this...
I'll remember you this way.
[REPEAT CHORUS]
Hey there, Mr. Blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around, see what you do
Everybody smiles at you.
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