I hear the sirens calling,
It's Saturday night again.
Outside the stars are falling,
Smells like rain
On the edge of lightening.
Distant thunder, I remember.

Far from these city streets,
My heart beats a distant memory,
Of children in the silos,
Ribboned highways where the corn grows
Skyscraper high.
I close my eyes.

And time stands still,
It's the magic of the heart.
Tonight you will
Be lying in my arms.
The mem'ry is always the same,
After the rain.
After the rain.
After the rain.

Sometimes the walls are papered,
With the sound of neighbor's
Lovin' in the night.
And I feel the heat,
Risin' from the street.
Years go by here inside.

Rain blows against the window,
Echoes through this
Empty room of mine.
A picture on the dresser,
Smiles at me as I read
Your letters line by line.
I close my eyes.

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It's the magic of the heart.
Tonight you will
Be lying in my arms.
The mem'ry is always the same,
After the rain.
After the rain.
After the rain.

Short instrumental break.

It's a restless moon,
Traveling through the clouds,
And it shines on me,
(And it shines on me,)
Like it shines on you.
(Like it shines on you.)
And for a while
We cross the miles.

And time stands still,
It's the magic of the heart.
Tonight you will
Be lying in my arms.
The mem'ry is always the same,
After the rain.
After the rain.
After the rain.

AFTER THE RAIN
Written by: Janis Ian & Kye Fleming
Performed by: Janis Ian
Appears on: Unreleased 3: Society's Child-20061.

1Transcribed from the track on this album.

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