Lately it seems like every time I get in the shower.... or whenever I'm so stressed out that I'm about to crack, I start singing "singin' in the rain" and something about it seems to help. At this point I'm a little worried that it's become too automatic, and that someday I'll find myself rocking back and forth on the back seat of a city bus compulsively singing the classical musical theme.... but till then, I've decided to write my own version that is more consistent with the issues I've been dealing with lately.
So here it is.... (with a bluesy feel)
I'm singin' in the rain
just singing in the rain
ain't no glorious feelin'
I'm in trouble once again
I was driven down the highway
just a singin' to the beat
of the thunder rolling my way
pedals under heavy feet
and the road was gettin' to me
those white lines kept flyin' by
everyone who thought they knew me
never looked me in the eye
now I'm drawin' some attention
as I'm drivin' through a town
I'm defying all convention
and they want to look around
and I know that they'll find something
that will put me in a bind
and it's lookin' more and more like
I might do a little time
but a jail cell ain't a home now
like a dog locked in the pound
and I know you think I'm lost but
I ain't lookin' to be found
so take me for my word brother
and open up the gate
'cause there's nothin' I can do in here
but sit around and wait
now there's someone on the outside
who's been working night and day
just to gather all the money
that they're asking her to pay
and all she wants for her efforts
is to see me safe again
and I'm learning from her actions
what it means to have a friend
now I'm singing in the raing baby
just singing in the rain
'cause your love has set me free baby
I'm on the road again.
