Fire and Rain

 

Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone

 

Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you

 

I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song

 

I just can't remember who to send it to

Chorus:

I've seen fire and I've seen rain

 

I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end

 

I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend

 

But I always thought I'd see you again

 

Won't you look down upon me, Jesus, you've got to help me make a stand

You've just got to see me through another day

My body's aching and my time is at hand

And I just won't make it any other way (Chorus)

 

Now I'm walking my mind to an easy time, my back turned towards the sun

Lord knows when the cold wind blows, it'll turn your head around

There's hours of time in the telephone line to talk about things to come

Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground (Chorus)

*Taylor wrote "Fire and Rain" in 1968. The song has three verses. One is about a friend who committed

suicide, another is about Taylor's addiction to heroin, the third refers to a mental hospital and a band Taylor

started called The Flying Machine. From www.npr.org