Melanie Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) Lyrics:
(Lay down lay down, lay it all down.)
(Let your white birds smile up,)
(At the ones who stand and frown.)
Lay down lay down, lay it all down.
Let your white birds smile up,
At the ones who stand and frown [3] .

We were so close, there was no room.
We bled inside each other's wounds.
We all had caught the same disease.
And we all sang the songs of peace.

(Lay down lay down, lay it all down.)
(Let your white birds smile up,)
(At the ones who stand and frown.)
Lay down lay down, lay it all down.
Let your white birds smile up,
At the ones who stand and frown.

So, raise the candles high cause if you don't,
We could stay black against the night.
Oh, raise them higher again and if you do,
We could stay dry against the rain.

(Lay down lay down, lay it all down.)
(Let your white birds smile up,)
(At the ones who stand and frown.)
Lay down lay down, lay it all down.
Let your white birds smile up,
At the ones who stand and frown.

We were so close, there was no room.
We bled inside each other's wounds.
We all had caught the same disease.
[ Find more Lyrics on www.mp3lyrics.org/8FJu ]
And we all sang the songs of peace.

Some came to sing, some came to pray.
Some came to keep the dark away.

So raise (raise) the candles high (up high).
'Cause if you don't we could stay black against the sky.
Oh, oh, raise (raise) them higher again (up high).
And if you do we could stay dry against the rain.

(Lay down lay down, lay it all down.)
Let your white birds smile up,
At the ones who stand and frown.
You gotta, lay down lay down, lay it all down.
Let your white birds smile up,
At the ones who stand and frown.

You gotta, lay down lay down, lay it all down.
Let your white birds smile up,
At the ones who stand and frown.
You gotta, lay down lay down, lay it all down.
Let your white birds smile up,
At the ones who stand and frown.
[Fade.]
(Lay down lay down, lay it all down.)
(Let your white birds smile up...)


[LAY DOWN (CANDLES IN THE RAIN)]
[Written by: Melanie Safka-1969
Performed by: Melanie [1] -1970
Appears on: Candles in the Rain-1970, The Best of Melanie-1977, 1990 & 2006
Beautiful People-1982, AM Gold: 1970 (Various Artists)-1990 [2] , Days of
Flower Power (Various Artists)-1996, The Encore Collection-1997,
Melanie-2000, Unplugged & Solo Powered-2002, et al.]

[1] Covered by: The Edwin Hawkins Singers, Max Sharam, et al.]

[2] Transcribed from the track on this album.]

[3] Copied exactly from the album liner notes. (Moved forward from previous
submission.)
Lyrics: Lay Down (Candles in the Rain), Melanie [end]