I hear the drizzle of the rain

[ET Awful]

Like a memory it falls
Soft and warm continuing
Tapping on my roof and walls

And from the shelter of my mind
Through the window of my eyes
I gaze beyond the rain-drenched streets
To England where my heart lies

My mind's distracted and diffused
My thoughts are many miles away
They lie with you when you're alseep
And kiss you when you start your day

And a song I was writing is left undone
I don't know why I spend my time
Writing songs I can't believe
With words that tear and strain to rhyme

And so you see I have come to doubt
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you

And as I watch the drops of rain
Weave their weary paths and die
I know that I am like the rain
There but for the grace of you go I

[NJCher]

1. Sigh, thanks.

I needed that.

Cher

[Richardo]

3. I second that sigh.

Beautiful song.

[ET Awful]

4. Paul is a very gifted songwriter and singer.

I think the emotion in his voice did as much for the song as the fact that it was so well written.

It's amazing what can be accomplished with a human voice and a well played guitar with no real embellishment.

[Richardo]

5. I always thought him a much superior 'poet of the 60s' to Bob Dylan

No contest in my book.

[ET Awful]

6. I wouldn't say superior, they had very different styles.

Paul's stuff was simple and beautiful, Dylans was cryptic and unusual.

I wouldn't even compare the two, they are so different that comparisons are kind of pointless :).

[Richardo]

7. Point taken. I'll leave it as: "I like Paul better"

:)

[tmooses]

2. I hear Simon and Garfunkel.

n/t