Cyclone

Album: Levitate (2009)
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  • Most of our years have flown away with nothing much decided
    Except the board we're playing on, how it's to be divided
    Will more years yet die alone? The question's many-sided
    Got no answers of my own and none have been provided

    When I was a boy there was nothing to know
    The wind followed me wherever I'd go
    Rain came down where I made my stand
    And the cyclone rose with a wave of my hand

    There is a game that's only played in a darkened room with strangers
    Dealt down and dirty with unmarked cards eyes closed to dangers
    Jealousy folds without playing its hold card, romance raises grinning
    I spent several lifetimes there where I could not lose for winning

    When I was a boy there was love for free
    Glad to be given and received by me
    Rain came down where I made my stand
    And the cyclone rose with a wave of my hand

    I believe I can still make the cyclone rise
    Just can't see it so well, with my fading eyes

    A mystery to myself not everything now I was born to be
    All I know is when I wanted it so, the wind itself rose for me

    You know, if it wasn't for love
    I might just be a wandering man
    But believe I've made the better choice
    To sing about it with this band

    When I was a boy, I could summon the moon
    With a crook of the finger and a home-made tune
    I could ride the clouds when they sailed on by
    And sing all the words to a wildcat's cry

    When I was a boy there was nothing to know
    The wind followed me wherever I'd go
    Rain came down where I made my stand
    And the cyclone rose with a wave of my hand

    I believe I can still make the cyclone rise
    And the cyclone rose
    Wave of my hand
    Rain came down where I made my stand Writer/s: BRUCE HORNSBY, ROBERT HUNTER
    Publisher: Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Ben Stoterau from Redwood Falls, MnBruce is a legend. Arguably the most underrated musician, songwriter of his era. Cyclone is a brilliant song with an old school flare to it. “When I was a boy I could summon the moon...” Just a great song and played masterfully whether with the full band or alone on piano.
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