Be The Rain

Album: Greendale (2003)
Play Video
  • Save the planet for another day.
    ("Attention shoppers,
    Buy with a conscience and save.")
    Save the planet for another day.
    ("Save Alaska!
    Let the caribou stay.")
    Don't care what the governments say.
    ("They're all bought
    and paid for anyway.")
    Save the planet for another day.
    ("Hey Big Oil!
    What do you say?")

    We were runnin' through the night,
    Never knowin' if we would see the light.
    Paranoid schizophrenic visions,
    Livin in fear of the wrong decisions.

    We got to wake up,
    We got to keep goin.
    If they follow us
    There's no way of knowin'.

    We got a job to do.
    We got to save Mother Earth.

    Be the ocean when it meets the sky.
    ("You can make a difference.
    If you really try.")
    Be the magic in the Northern lights.
    ("Six Days...
    Six nights.")
    Be the river as it rolls along.
    ("It has three eyed fish.
    And it's smellin' strong.")
    Be the rain you remember fallin'.
    ("Be the rain.
    Be the rain.")

    Yeah rain was fallin' and we're soakin' wet.
    Hail is beatin' down on our head.
    The wind is blowin' through our hair,
    Faces frozen in the frigid air.

    We got to get there...
    Alaska.
    We got to be there,
    Before the big machines.

    We got a job to do.
    We got to save Mother Earth.

    Dream the hunter on the Western plain.
    ("The birds are all gone.
    Where did they go?")
    Dream the fisherman in his boat.
    ("He's comin home empty.
    He's barely afloat.")
    Dream the logger in the great Northwest.
    ("They're runnin out of trees.
    They got to give it a rest.")
    Dream the farmer in the old heartland.
    ("Corporate greed and chemicals
    Are killin' the land.")

    Next mornin' Sun was up at dawn.
    She looked around and Earth was gone.
    Dark visions he had last night.
    He needed peace, he needed light.

    He heard the rumble
    And he saw the big machines.
    The Green Army rose
    And it was a bad dream.

    He had a job to do.
    He had to save Mother Earth.

    Be the ocean when it meets the sky.
    ("Greek freighters are dumping
    Crap somewhere right now.")
    Be the magic in the Northern lights.
    ("The ice is melting!")
    Be the river as it rolls along.
    ("Toxic waste dumpin'
    From corporate farms.")
    Be the rain you remember fallin'.
    ("Be the rain.
    Be the rain.")

    Save the Planet for another day.
    ("Be the rain.
    Be the rain.")

    Be the river as it rolls along.
    ("Be the rain.
    Be the rain.")

    "Be the rain.
    Be the rain." Writer/s: NEIL YOUNG
    Publisher: Hipgnosis Songs Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Protest Songs

Protest SongsMusic Quiz

How well do you know your protest songs (including the one that went to #1)?

Jon Anderson

Jon AndersonSongwriter Interviews

Jon Anderson breaks down the Yes classic "Seen All Good People" and talks about his 1000 Hands album, which features Chick Corea, Rick Derringer, Ian Anderson, and many other luminaries.

Holly Knight ("The Best," "Love Is A Battlefield")

Holly Knight ("The Best," "Love Is A Battlefield")Songwriter Interviews

Holly Knight talks about some of the hit songs she wrote, including "The Warrior," "Never" and "The Best," and explains some songwriting philosophy, including how to think of a bridge.

The Real Nick Drake

The Real Nick DrakeSong Writing

The head of Drake's estate shares his insights on the late folk singer's life and music.

Andrew Farriss of INXS

Andrew Farriss of INXSSongwriter Interviews

Andrew Farriss on writing with Michael Hutchence, the stories behind "Mystify" and other INXS hits, and his country-flavored debut solo album.

Female Singers Of The 90s

Female Singers Of The 90sMusic Quiz

The ladies who ruled the '90s in this quiz.