When the Monsoon Comes Singing

Lyrics

The sky turns slate at four o'clock, the wind comes in with news,
We run beneath the awning with our laughing, soaking shoes.
The drains are singing loudly and the street's a silver stream,
And everyone is smiling like they're caught inside a dream.

Oh, let it pour, let it pour, when the monsoon comes singing,
Every roof a drum and every puddle ringing.
We'll stand together in the rain, we'll sing it loud and free,
The sky can wash the whole world clean, and still have room for me.

The old man at the coffee stall pours tea for all who stay,
We share one wobbly table while the thunder rolls away.
Somebody hums a melody from schooldays long ago,
And one by one we join in, soft and then we start to grow.

Oh, let it pour, let it pour, when the monsoon comes singing,
Every roof a drum and every puddle ringing.
We'll stand together in the rain, we'll sing it loud and free,
The sky can wash the whole world clean, and still have room for me.

And when the clouds roll back again, the evening gold and wet,
The air smells green and new, like a promise not forgotten yet.
We'll carry all this laughter home, a lantern in the grey,
Because the best of any season is the friends who came to stay.

Oh, let it pour, let it pour, when the monsoon comes singing,
Every roof a drum and every puddle ringing.
We'll stand together in the rain, we'll sing it loud and free,
The sky can wash the whole world clean, and still have room for me.

Let it pour, let it pour,
We are singing, we are more.
Hand in hand and heart to heart,
Rain is where the good songs start.