Rain King by Counting Crows

When I think of Heaven, deliver me in a black-winged bird

I think of flying down in your sea of pens and feathers

And all other instruments of faith and sex and God

In the belly of a black-winged bird

Don't try to feed me

'Cause I've been here before

And I deserve a little more

And I belong in the service of the queen

And I belong anywhere but in between

She's been crying and I've been thinking

And I am the rain king

And I said, "Mama, mama, mama, why am I so alone"

'Cause I can't go outside, I'm scared I might not make it home

Well I'm alive, I'm alive, but I'm sinking in

If there's anyone at home at your place, darling

Why don't you invite me in?

Don't try to feed me

'Cause I've been here before

And I deserve a little more

And I belong in the service of the queen

And I belong anywhere but in between

She's been lying and I've been sinking

And I am the rain king

Hey, I only want the same as anyone

Henderson is waiting for the sun

Oh, it seems night endlessly begins and ends

After all the dreaming, I come home again

When I think of Heaven, deliver me in a black-winged bird

I think of dying, lay me down in a field of flame and heather

Render up my body into the burning heart of God

In the belly of a black-winged bird

Don't try to feed me

'Cause I've been here before

And I deserve a little more

And I belong in the service of the queen

And I belong anywhere but in between

She's been dying and I've been drinking

And I am the rain king

Well I said that "I am the rain king"

Well I said, "I, I, I, I, I, well I am the rain king", yeah

Round Here by Counting Crows

Step out the front door like a ghost

into the fog where no one notices

the contrast of white on white.

And in between the moon and you

the angels get a better view

of the crumbling difference between wrong and right.

I walk in the air between the rain

through myself and back again

Where? I don't know

Maria says she's dying

through the door I hear her crying

Why? I don't know

[Chorus:]

Round here we always stand up straight

Round here something radiates

Maria came from Nashville with a suitcase in her hand

she said she'd like to meet a boy who looks like Elvis

and she walks along the edge of where the ocean meets the land

just like she's walking on a wire in the circus

she parks her car outside of my house

and takes her clothes off

says she's close to understanding Jesus

and she knows she's more than just a little misunderstood

she has trouble acting normal when she's nervous

[Chorus:]

Round here we're carving out our names

Round here we all look the same

Round here we talk just like lions

But we sacrifice like lambs

Round here she's slipping through my hands

Sleeping children better run like the wind

out of the lightning dream

Mama's little baby better get herself in

out of the lightning

She says, "It's only in my head."

She says, "Shh I know it's only in my head."

But the girl on car in the parking lot

says, "Man you should try to take a shot.

can't you see my walls are crumbling?"

Then she looks up at the building

and says she's thinking of jumping

She says she's tired of life

she must be tired of something

[Chorus:]

Round here she's always on my mind

Round here hey man got lots of time

Round here we're never sent to bed early

And nobody makes us wait

Round here we stay up very, very, very, very late

I can't see nothin', nothin', round here.

You catch me if I'm falling.

You catch me if I'm falling.

You catch me cause I'm falling down on you

I said, "I'm under the gun..."

Round here.

Oh, man, I said, "I'm under the gun..."

Round here.

And I can't see nothin', nothin'.

Round here.

A Long December by Counting Crows

Love this song as well as a few of theirs so you'll definitely see more on here. I had the album before this one and it was pretty good. Lots of great stuff on there.

I forgot to post last night so I may post another one tonight.

A long December and there's reason to believe

Maybe this year will be better than the last

I can't remember the last thing that you said as you were leavin'

Now the days go by so fast

And it's one more day up in the canyons

And it's one more night in Hollywood

If you think that I could be forgiven...I wish you would

The smell of hospitals in winter

And the feeling that it's all a lot of oysters, but no pearls

All at once you look across a crowded room

To see the way that light attaches to a girl

And it's one more day up in the canyons

And it's one more night in Hollywood

If you think you might come to California...I think you should

Drove up to Hillside Manor sometime after two a.m.

And talked a little while about the year

I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower,

Makes you talk a little lower about the things you could not show her

And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe

Maybe this year will be better than the last

I can't remember all the times I tried to tell my myself

To hold on to these moments as they pass

And it's one more day up in the canyon

And it's one more night in Hollywood

It's been so long since I've seen the ocean...I guess I should

• This is the 444th song on this blog.
• This is the 1st song by Counting Crows and they are the 303rd different artist to appear on this blog.
• This is the 7th song released in 1996 on this blog.
• This is the 128th song listed in the Rock genre on this blog.