One of the most haunting ballads you will ever hear. James Taylor‘s crystal clear, pitch perfect voice delivers this gut wrenching story of how he heard about the passing of a loved one. This happened when he was in an asylum. This song was recorded in 1970 around the same time The Beatles were in the studio at Abbey Road. The story goes that James used to watch them recording the White Album and was in awe of being invited to record in their studio. Who wouldn’t be?!
Fire And Rain
James Taylor
Just yesterday mornin’, they let me know you were gone
Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can’t remember who to send it to
I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain
I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I’d see you again
Won’t you look down upon me, Jesus?
You’ve got to help me make a stand
You’ve just got to see me through another day
My body’s aching and my time is at hand
And I won’t make it any other way
Oh, I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain
I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I’d see you again
Been walking my mind to an easy time
My back turned towards the sun
Lord knows, when the cold wind blows
It’ll turn your head around
Well, there’s hours of time on the telephone line
To talk about things to come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground
Oh, I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain
I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I’d see you, baby
One more time again, now
Thought I’d see you, one more time again
There’s just a few things coming my way this time around now
Thought I’d see you, thought I’d see you, fire and rain now
Songwriter: James Taylor
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