We faced up the hill full steam and the will
Loaded with men and with freight
To the night down the hole, that taker of souls
Sound, silence, and the weight.
Slow as you go to the earth below
Maybe we’ll rise back like grain
Slow as it seems in a long, sad dream
We’re just listening to the rain.
Steam rolls like tides. To keep hope alive
Feels like fight back the waves.
And one thing that’s for sure that there has to be more
Than here just sitting in this grave.
Slow as you go to the earth below
Maybe we’ll rise back like grain
Slow as it seems in a long, sad dream
We’re just listening to the rain.
credits
from With the Rain,
released October 18, 2023
Written and recorded by Ray Woodruff
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