Shared the Sidewalk, Shared the Rain

Lyrics

Six forty-five, sky opens up on the avenue
Forgot my hood, forgot my plan, forgot what I was gonna do
Woman at the crosswalk holds her umbrella up and says
Step in, you're drowning, and I did, that was the start of the day
Shoulder to shoulder, shoes going splash
Two strangers matching steps, no need to ask
Her coffee smelled like cinnamon, my sleeves were soaked through
Funny how a little cover can make a whole block feel new

Half an umbrella, half a conversation
Rain on the pavement, small-town celebration
Two strangers walking on a city sidewalk
Not much to say but we found a little soft talk
Half an umbrella, whole lot of kindness
Rain washing off the rush, the doubt and the blindness

She's a nurse on the early shift, I'm a rapper with a train
She said I hum when I walk, I said that's the rain
Told her I write bars on the commute, she said let me hear one
I dropped four lines in the downpour, she laughed and said that's fun
Bus stop in the distance, her stop comes up quick
She tilts the handle toward me, says take it, don't be slick
I say I'll bring it back, she says you won't, that's fine
Pass it on to someone else caught out in the line

Half an umbrella, half a conversation
Rain on the pavement, small-town celebration
Two strangers walking on a city sidewalk
Not much to say but we found a little soft talk
Half an umbrella, whole lot of kindness
Rain washing off the rush, the doubt and the blindness

I never got her name, she never got mine
But I walked into work like I'd been given time
The rain kept falling and I kept the pace
A little shelter's all it takes to change a face

Next week on the platform, a kid with no coat
I flip the handle over, tell him step in, no joke
He looks at me confused, I say it's how it goes
Somebody did it for me, now that's how the kindness flows

Half an umbrella, half a conversation
Rain on the pavement, small-town celebration
Two strangers walking on a city sidewalk
Not much to say but we found a little soft talk
Half an umbrella, whole lot of kindness
Rain washing off the rush, the doubt and the blindness

Pass it on, pass it on
Rain keeps falling, we keep walking on