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Say Yes
04:57
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Say Yes
words by Rain Perry
music by Rain Perry & Michael Bolotin
© 1998 Precipitous Music/BMI & OogieBoo Music/BMI
All rights reserved.
Early in the morning down by the sea
The fishermen have been up since long before me
You kiss me good bye sleepily
Then you roll back to your dreams — back to sleep
Last night something inside
Told me it would be alright to say Yes
So I said Yes, Yes, Yes
I've been clinging to No 'cause I needed it
But now it's time to let go
No has been good to me - It's kept me safe
But sometimes you gotta say yes
Part of it is you, baby — and part the way the air is here
But driving along by the water, it's all coming clear
I was staying inside because I'd stepped out too far
And I finally felt secure
But something you said last night made me see
That's only part of the picture
You said security can keep you from being free
So I said Yes
I said Yes, Yes, Yes
I've been clinging to No
No no no
But now it's time to let go
No has been good to me - It's kept me safe
But sometimes you gotta say yes
Oh, No is the foundation
You need it by your side
But be able to let it go
You can learn to trust yourself enough
To sometimes say Yes
Say yes, yes, yes
You can hold on to No
When you need it
But then it's time to let go
No will be good to you
It keeps you safe
But sometimes you gotta say yes
Yes I said yes I will yes
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Four Cylinder Love
03:57
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Four Cylinder Love
words by Rain Perry
music by Rain Perry & Michael Bolotin
©1999 Precipitous Music/BMI & OogieBoo Music/BMI
All rights reserved.
I drive a four-cylinder car
It makes up in pep what it lacks in power
It gets me to where you are
Even if it can't do a hundred miles an hour
I know it's not a Mustang or a GTO
But here I am with you
And it’s where I want to go
I bet you thought I’d choose a V-8
But whatcha got must be good enough
'Cause you got me with four cylinder love
You’ve got a four-cylinder voice
You make up in heart what you lack in muscle
You don't have to make too much noise
You don't gotta make too much fuss
You’ll never be Aretha — no body could be
But let my voice reach ya
‘Cause you’re strong enough for me
I bet you thought I’d choose a V-8
But what I got must be good enough
'Cause I got you you you with four cylinder love
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Yosemite
03:57
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Yosemite
words & music by Rain Perry
© 1999 Precipitous Music/BMI
All rights reserved.
Behind the backstop
And at the breakfast table
On the school bus
And other assorted torture chambers
The temperature drops
The snow falls
The glacier forms
Ten thousand tons of ice
Are crushing you
Into a beautiful, one-of-a-kind boy
The thaw will come
And you will be
Yosemite
Year by year
Hour by hour
Insults scrape
Lonlinesses scour
Leaving erratics
And striations
A glacial terrain
I've seen the brightest sparks
Glowing from the faces
Of my friends whose lives have been
The biggest mess
They don't make landmarks
Out of ordinary places
Only landscapes that have seen
The most distress
Someday you'll dare
To open your heart
And you'll melt one like mine
Because you are worth knowing
Worth loving
After all
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Balance
05:54
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Balance
Words & Music by Rain Perry
©1999 Precipitous Music/BMI
All rights reserved.
Don't tell me you're not satisfied
'Cause I've got nothing more to give
Go on, retreat to your own side
And dig your heels in
And pull to the left
And I'll pull to the right
It's been this way for you and me
No lack of passion or sensitivity
And sometimes, you know, it really seems
We're going down, down, down
But somewhere in the sliding sand
The skinned-up knees and the rope-burnt hands
We find a way to make our stand
On the balance
The balance
Lost inside a song
The second verse won't work
And something must be done
It probably won't take long
But that means nothing to a little one
Who needs me now
Can't you give me
Just a minute?
Oh, my little angel, I want to be
If not everything you want, at least what you need
But judging by how you look at me
I'm going down, down, down
Come over here and let me hold your hand
It's a different life than the one we planned
And I'll do my best to help you understand
About the balance
The balance
When I was young I knew my life would be
A tango with success
But no one taught the dance to me
So now I'm picking out the steps
You set one foot down
Then you set down the other
It feels more like a high-wire walk
And I do my best with what I've got
Nothing ventured without the thought
"I'm going down, down, down"
And in the first part of life upon the rope
I've been terrified by the ground below
But I'll be a little less, I hope,
In the balance
The balance
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5. |
Girl in the Doorway
06:29
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Girl in the Doorway
words by Rain Perry
music by Rain Perry, Michael Bolotin & Lewis Carlino
©1999 Precipitous Music/BMI, OogieBoo Music/BMI & Elysium Arts Music/BMI
All rights reserved.
My girl in the hospital doorway
Saying goodnight to me
I say I'll be here in the morning
But you know I won't be
Oh
I'm letting you go
You're on your own
Make your way
In a year you'll feel steadier
But in ten years you'll fall
In twenty years you'll be frightened
And grateful
At tiny cracks in your wall
Oh
I've let you go
You're on your own
Make your way
You will put yourself to right
Every day and in the night
My girl in the doorway
You won't be alone
I'll come to the surface
When you have a girl of your own
Oh
I let you go
You're on your own
Make your way
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Let's Burn Down the Cornfield
Word & Music by Randy Newman
© Warner/Chappell Music, Inc
Let's burn down the cornfield
Let's burn down the cornfield
And we can listen to it burn
You hide behind the oak tree
You hide behind the oak tree
Stay out of danger 'till I return
Oh, it's so good
On a cold night
To have a fire
Burnin' warm and bright
You hide behind the oak tree
You hide behind the oak tree
Stay out of danger 'till I return
Let's burn down the cornfield
Let's burn down the cornfield
And I'll make love to you while it's burnin
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Dance With Me
04:45
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Dance With Me
Word & Music by Rain Perry
c1999 Precipitous Music/BMI
All rights reserved.
When you were young they said you were loved
The great man in the beard and the robe smiled from above
But at the same time you were taught
Every thought mattered and you'd always be caught
You gave your best shot to comply
But that's impossible, no matter how you try
So you decided God is gone
He set this world spinning and then he moved on
And now you feel you're alone
And anything you need you gotta get on your own
It's a lonely way to be
So you're looking for a connection
Well, the connection is me
When you don't know what to believe in
And faith is a dated theory
While you're looking for an answer
Take my hand and dance with me
Well, there are reasons to be afraid
It's a frightening world that whoever-it-was made
A dam in China a mile long
Evangelists who can make you change the words to a song
We give our best shot to stand tall
When there's so much in this world to make you feel small
But there are reasons to take heart
Like the things that happen between us in the dark
'Cause I suspect if God exists
It's in the way you love me — it's in the way we kiss
That's what I'm banking on
When I'm down and I can't find the means to go on
When I don't know what to believe in
And faith is a dated theory
While I'm looking for an answer
Take my hand and dance with me
When we don't know what to believe in
And faith is a dated theory
While we're looking for an answer
Take my hand and dance with me
Dance with me...
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Idaho
03:47
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The Real Thing
05:49
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The Real Thing
words by Rain Perry
music by Rain Perry & Michael Bolotin
©1999 Precipitous Music/BMI & OogieBoo Music/BMI
This is your life
Set up just right
Your heart closed tight
It ventures open
When you're feeling low
When you need some affection
There are places you can go
But you've always got the back door
To slip out if you need to
When any of your lovers
Starts acting like she needs you
Well, welcome to the Real Thing
This is the deal
It's hard and it's frustrating
And I can't make you feel
Satisfaction
A glad reaction
I don't hold the key
But take a part of me
And maybe this will be the Real Thing
This could be it
Now, you say that you want romance
You like the mystery
And who wouldn't choose passion
Over responsibility
It's the chase that you like
The capture
It's all that stuff that follows
That's really not what you're after
But how long can you keep it up
Even if the girls are willing
It's got to be exhausting
The pressure to be thrilling
Well, welcome to the Real Thing
It's not ideal
It's hard and it's frustrating
And I can't make you feel
Satisfaction
A glad reaction
I don't hold the key
But take a part of me
And maybe this will be the Real Thing
This could be the Real Thing
Welcome to the Real Thing
Where the girl's not always pretty
The bed's not always made
And often you're both too busy
Or too tired
But the passion
That she shows you
It's because she knows you
What more could you desire?
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Rain Perry Ojai, California
Rain Perry’s “Beautiful Tree” was the theme for the CW Network’s Life Unexpected, on which she also had the surreal pleasure of appearing as herself. She has released four albums on her own Precipitous Records, as well as writing and touring a solo play about her childhood. In 2016 she completed The Shopkeeper, her first film. She teaches a series of classes called Songwriting for Civilians. ... more
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