Mandolin Rain
Quietdrive Lyrics

The song came and went
Time passed quickly like a song

Like the times that we spent
Similar to the moments we shared

Hiding out from the rain under the carnival tent
Seeking refuge from harsh times

I laughed and she'd smile
We shared joyous times

It would last for awhile
The happiness was short-lived

You don't know what you got till you lose it all again
Appreciate things when they are present, not just after they are gone

Listen to the mandolin rain
Hear the sounds of the mandolin and rain

Listen to the music on the lake
Hear the music echoing across the lake

Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Feel the pain of losing her everytime she leaves

Listen to the banjo wind
Hear the mournful sounds of the banjo carried by the wind

A sad song drifting low
A melancholy tune played softly

Listen to the tears roll
Hear the sound of tears falling

Down my face as she turns to go
Tears flow as she leaves

A cool evening dance
An enjoyable time spent dancing on a pleasant evening

Listening to the bluegrass band takes the chill
The bluegrass music evokes warmth

From the air till they play the last song
Until the end of the last song, the atmosphere is pleasant

I'll do my time
I will endure this difficult period

Keeping you off my mind but there's moments
Trying not to think about you, although there are times when it is difficult

That I find, I'm not feeling so strong
In these moments, I am weak and vulnerable

Running down by the lake shore
Jogging along the lake's edge

She did love the sound of a summer storm
She loved the audibility of a thunderstorm

It played on the lake like a mandolin
It sounded like the playing of a mandolin on the lake

Now it's washing her away again
Now the storm has taken her away again

The boat's steaming in
The boat is arriving

I watch the side wheel spin and I
I observe the turning of the side wheel

Think about her when I hear that whistle blow
I think of her when I hear the boat whistle

I can't change my mind
I cannot alter the decision I have made

I knew all the time that she'd go
I was aware that she would leave all along

But that's a choice I made long ago
That was a decision I made a while back