Waiting for the World to Change

from With the Rain by Ray Woodruff

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The winter's come on gray and cool
Shadows lengthen from the flag pole at the school
The polling's over returns come in
We watch a country throw its future to the wind

I'm down here waiting for the winds to change
It's gotta come in time
I'll keep my eyes on the weather vane
You grab the bottle of wine
While I'm down here waiting for the world to end
Let's get drunk and sing the blues
Cuz I can't think of anyone I'd rather be with than you

So winter goes on News is read
From online papers drinking coffee warm in bed
And heads are shaken and belief is too
Till it's hard to imagine that we're anything but screwed

I'm down here waiting for the winds to change
It's gotta come in time
I'll keep my eyes on the weather vane
You grab the bottle of wine
While I'm down here waiting for the world to end
Let's get drunk and sing the blues
Cuz I can't think of anyone I'd rather be with than you

I'm down here waiting for the world to end
Just maybe not tonight
I'll pay the money to the old white men
And get ready for a fight
While I'm down here waiting for the world to change
Till it's shiny and it's new
I can't think of anyone I'd rather be with than you.

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from With the Rain, released October 18, 2023
Written and recorded by Ray Woodruff

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Ray Woodruff Richmond, Virginia

Songwriter. Guitarist. Instrumentalist. Visuals. Lost writer.

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