I got the idea for this song a few months ago, while riding in a cab on a rainy fall afternoon. As I looked out at the city, I thought to myself, "I love New York in the rain..." then thought, "Hey, that might make a good song title." Later, I got an image of two people huddled under an awning during a summer storm, then took it from there.
Some folks fear the weatherman.
They don't like to get wet.
I once feared the weatherman
until the day we met...
...under an awning
in the warm summer rain.
I'd just missed my bus, you just
got off the train.
And we talked and laughed till skies grew clear above.
In a week or two we two were deep in love.
And although we parted
while the springtime was new,
when I hear raindrops fall I
still think of you.
And I wear a secret smile I can't explain
except to say that I love New York in the rain.
Words & Music © 2010 by Lee Charles Kelley
West Sixty Ninth Street Music (ASCAP)
West Sixty Ninth Street Music (ASCAP)
