Olsson has seen life from the other side of the business, with a decade of … Read Full Bio ↴Olsson has seen life from the other side of the business, with a decade of experience in both major-label and independent situations. Despite three albums (1998’s P.J. Olsson, 1999’s Words for Living and 2005’s Beautifully Insane) acclaimed both for their bold 21st century troubadour combinations of traditional instruments and innovatively utilized electronics and his often-revealing lyrics, he had little commercial success. In fact, what was probably his biggest break came not via the standard avenues but when his carefree ode “The Whistle Song” (which did, indeed, feature him doing some rather jaunty whistling) was used in a nationwide 2004 Starburst candy TV commercial. That followed his previous breakthrough with the song “Ready for a Fall,” from Words for Living, which struck a chord with fans after being featured in Dawson’s Creek, which led to a prime spot on the Platinum soundtrack album Songs From Dawson’s Creek – Volume 1.
(excerpt from official biography)

Rain Song
P.J. Olsson Lyrics

Take a look out
See it coming down
Big, wet drops falling
Hitting the ground
Well, I know
I won’t be going out

I’ll try to relax
Maybe take in a book
While the storm marches on

And the ground soaks it up
Well, I know
Sometimes it’s good to stop

Stop all your moving
Dreams of heading back West
A time to be patient
A time to reflect
‘Cause I know
Life keeps moving on

And I can’t be part of
Somewhere I’m not
The grass always greener
Than my little plot
Well, I know
A good gardener cares a lot

When the storm passes
I should go see
If the wind and the rain
Has damaged the trees
Broken a window
Flooded the block
Unearthed all the flowers
On my little plot

‘Cause I know
A good gardener cares a lot

Yeah, I know
I can’t be where I’m not

Yeah, I know
Sometimes it’s good to stop

Yeah, I know
Sometimes it’s good to stop

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS

Written by: Jeffrey Crandall

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