Listen to the Rain (from "Street Angel," 1994)

[The Nicks Fix]
Listen to the Rain
- written by s. nicks, m. jones, s. crago
- appears on Street Angel (1994)

Lyrics

Well you're a front liner...
You put it all on the line
And you're a gambler...
You turn lucky every time
Ooh, you're consistent...
Hey, and that's good
And you're persistent...
Well I am overcome

CHORUS:
Well you're not like anyone else
(You're not like anyone)
You're just an instant flash of light
That shines through the night like a lighthouse

Well you're a victim...
Phantom of the opera
And you've been everywhere...
And you live in dark shadows
You do what you want to...
There's no Beauty and the Beast here
No...no...no...
There's no Beauty and the Beast here

CHORUS:
Well you're not like anyone else
(You're not like anyone)
You're just an instant flash of light
That shines...

Well open up the window...
And you will hear the rain
Come back to me once more...
And throw away the pain

My world will still revolve around you
(Listen to the rain)
Take time...to listen to the rain
(Listen to the rain)
Take time baby...to listen to the rain

(SOLO)

(Well she didn't know better)
Well she didn't know then that the sound that she heard
(Well she didn't know)
Was the sound of her own door...closing

Open up the window...
And listen to the rain
Take some time to smell the roses...
And you can throw away the pain
My world will still revolve around you
(So listen to the rain)
Take time baby...to listen to the rain
(And listen to the rain)
Take time...and listen to the rain
(And listen to the rain)
Well take time...and listen to the rain
(Take time baby...a little time baby)
Ooh take time honey...take a little time honey
Take time...to listen to the rain
(Take time baby...a little time baby...
and listen to the rain)

Love Is Like a River (from "Street Angel," 1994)

You used to call me wicked
I used to call you friend
They say your life is wild
Compared to what...lifestyle
You must have many things...to remember
Cause nothing else in your life has really changed
Everything is almost...like it was before
And I don't want to do this...anymore

CHORUS:
When you lose your sight (Love is like a river)
And there's nothing to see (Love is like a river)
She was just like me (Love is like a river)
And suddenly...the day comes

Some call it love...
Some say they're above that
Well I believed in love...
I called it worth it

CHORUS:
Some call me...all the time (Love is like a river)
Well love is like a river (Love is like a river)
And when you lose your sight
And suddenly...the day comes

(SOLO)

Everything all around me is electric now
But I haven't burned a candle in a real long time
And only when your heart says it's over does it die
Well love is like a river...running...
Straight back to the sea

Some call it love...
Some say they're above it...(above that)
Well I believed in love...
I called it worth it...(worth it)...

CHORUS:
Well some call me all the time
(Love is like a river)
I say you can't stay home and give up the fight
(Love is like a river)
I think you're uptight lady...ooh, out of sight
That's just what I wanted to hear...ooh, out of sight
You know you can't stay home
In the middle of the night
Love is like a river
You can't say no in the middle of the night
(Love is like a river)
I think you're uptight lady...ooh, out of sight
And you can't say no in the middle of the night
Love is like a river
Well I think you're uptight lady...uptight lady...
Ooh, out of sight...out of sight, baby

Rose Garden (from "Street Angel," 1994)

You never promised me a Rose Garden
You never said it would be easy
You never promised me a leisure lifetime
You only said you'd never leave me

CHORUS:
Well I never took the time to realize
How much I needed love in order to survive
I was so spoiled...a princess in my time
And your love was so deep
And mine...so blind

You never promised me a ring made out of diamonds
A band of gold you said was all you could buy
You never said I'd be a rich man's lady
And oh my darling...no, you never lied

CHORUS:
Well I never took the time to realize
How much I needed love in order to survive
I was so spoiled...a princess in my time
And your love was so deep
And mine...so blind

(SOLO)

And now you're gone...and I'm alone, and I'm so lonely
Nothing seems to be the same
One day I turned around and you no longer loved me
In my life there's been a big change

Now...I've a big house
With pillars standing tall all around
Yeah, and I've got a garden
And it's got roses dangling down to the ground
Yes, and I've got money
Men to love me...and acres of land
Well, I've got all these things...
All these things but a small gold band
On my finger...on my left hand
Oh no...you never promised...
You never promised...me a Rose Garden

Street Angel (from "Street Angel," 1994)

I've been walking under rainbows...too long to tell
You keep walking down mean streets...
my street angel
I try to bring you in...out of the cold
But street angels live on the street...
And they always will

Street angels aren't like anyone you know
They do what they want...and they go where they go
They may tell you
that you hold the world in your hands
But they always give it back...
(They always give it back)

CHORUS:
No amount of crying...changes your mind
No amount of praying...brings you inside
I know that you love me...
and that you always will
You just stand outside and call to me...
My sweet street angel

A Charles Dickens character,
with your top hat and your scarf
When you pull me through the rainbow...
I thought you'd stop
But you didn't...you turned around...
You went back to the children...and your music...
And the people that you love

I can't help but wonder if...
Every once in a while...you remember the girl
When you were a homeless angel...
that drove you wild
Strange and elusive...

CHORUS:
No amount of crying...changes your mind
No amount of praying...brings you inside
I know that you love me...and that you always will
You just stand outside and call to me...
My sweet street angel

(SOLO)

So I ended it all...for the both of us
I fell down the stairs...a broken rag doll
But you never knew...you just thought I went away
With nothing more to hope for...
But you don't hear voices anymore
No...my sweet street angel

Unconditional Love (from "Street Angel," 1994)

Don't explain...
Just lay back and watch the rain
Cause darling I'm right here...
And nothing's changed
Don't you know by now...
I would not even know how
To keep myself from falling for you
I'll be around

CHORUS:
Unconditional love...
I'll be there when you fall
The one condition of love...
Is there are none at all

Why would I...
Be a fool and break these ties
When all the dreams that I believe
Are in your eyes
Don't you see at last...
You don't even have to ask
I'll give you so much more
Than just a second chance

REPEAT CHORUS

(Hey, hey, hey...my precious one)
(Hey, hey, hey...my precious one)

REPEAT CHORUS