Mandolin Rain

The song came and went Like the times that we spent Hiding out from the rain under the carnival tent I laughed and she'd smile It would last for awhile You don't know what you've got till you lose it all again Listen to the mandolin rain Listen to the music on the lake Oh, listen to my heart break every time she runs away Oh, listen to the banjo wind A sad song drifting low Listen to the tears roll Down my face as she turns to go A cool evening dance Listening to the bluegrass band takes the chill From the air until they play the last song I'll do my time Oh, keeping you off my mind but there's moments That I find, I'm not feeling so strong Listen to the mandolin rain Listen to the music on the lake Ah, listen to my heart break every time she runs away Oh, listen to the banjo wind A sad song drifting low Listen to the tears roll Down my face as she turns to go Running down by the lakeshore She did love the sound of a summer storm It played on the lake like a mandolin Now it's washing her away once again... whoa, again The boat's steaming in Oh, I watch the sidewheel spin And I think about her when I hear that whistle blow I can't change my mind Oh, I knew all the time that she'd go But that's a choice I made long ago Listen to the mandolin rain Listen to the music on the lake Ah, listen to my heart break every time she runs away Oh, listen to the banjo wind A sad song drifting low Listen to the tears roll Down my face as she turns to go As she turns to go Ah, listen to my heart break Every time she runs away Oh, listen to the banjo wind A sad song drifting low Listen to the tears roll Down my face as she turns to go