Haven't posted any lyrics here for a while now, but will now recycle one from the past. Written in 1998, loosely inspired by arranging to meet an aspiring date by the lion statues at the Art Institute of Chicago. It actually was a lightly rainy day when we met, even though in the real world it was in the afternoon and not the morning. Enjoy.

LION IN THE RAIN RINSED MORNING

c1998 Brian Beecher


Rumors floating around at work
Can be unsettling for sure
Try your best to ignore them if you can

It is possible that someone is
Pointing an accusing finger straight at you
And clearly it has now got out of hand

Oh, one day I’ll meet you
By the lake in Chicago
Outside where the artists
Come to ply their trade

By the lion in the rain rinsed morning
I’ll see you once more
In the rain rinsed morning
We’ll have a lot to share

We’ll talk of where we want to go
And where we have been
By the lion in the rain rinsed morning
I’ll see you again

Though nothing I could say or do
Can change what you are going through
It is a good time to get some relief

You could clean the house or wash the car
But wouldn’t it be better to
Walk down to the shore and get sand beneath our feet

Oh, at times you may feel
That you are getting nowhere
Wondering what would put you
In the right frame of mind

By the lion in the rain rinsed morning
I’ll see you once more
In the rain rinsed morning
We’ll have a lot to share

We’ll talk of where we want to go
And where we have been
By the lion in the rain rinsed morning
I’ll see you again