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        If I was the rain,
        I'd polish every outbound train,
        I'd wash the teardrops from your eyes,
        So you could kiss the blues goodbye.

        If I was the rain,
        I'd answer all the farmers' prayers,
        'Til green was growing everywhere,
        If I was the rain.

        I'd play the drums
        On every tin roof,
        From Shreveport to Baton Rouge,
        And let the songs make up themselves,
        The way the best ones always seem to do...

        If I was the rain,
        I'd have no reason to explain,
        I'd fall between the fireflies,
        I'd never dampen any lives.

        And if I was the rain,
        I'd feed the rivers and the streams,
        I'd nourish every cowgirl's dreams,
        If I was the rain.

        I'd strike a chord
        Within each heart,
        Wherever they were torn apart,
        And if that helped them heal themselves,
        Maybe we'd find out where forgiveness starts.

        If I was the rain,
        I'd choose forever to remain,
        I'd add a sparkle to the night,
        And marvel at the morning bright.

        If I was the rain,
        I'd bless each blossom to unfold,
        And I'd turn each one of them to gold,
        If I was the rain,
        If I was the rain,
        If I was the rain...

                                -- Lowen and Navarro

A walk in the rain can be very healing. Skip the umbrella, don't worry about getting wet, just let the rain fall as it will.

I first heard this in a theatrical production of Tuesdays With Morrie at a local theater. It's an excellent play. They can't depict everything that was in the book, or the television movie, but it forces them to focus on the essentials. A play may be the best medium for conveying that story. I was quite impressed, anyway. :-)

Once I heard it, I decided that I had to find the track. It's available on emusic.com, and probably other places.