Lyric

The rain went home at last

But you stayed on my coat

At the corner of Elm and Fourth

I found your last note

It shook in my hand like glass

All that pretty little grace

Your name in the ashtray light

And a lie on your face

The street was empty

The sky still grieved

I read your goodbye

And I couldn't breathe

After the rain

You left me there

After the rain

Cold midnight air

After the rain

My heart knew why

You kissed my mouth

Then watched me die

Your shoes by the doorway

Your perfume on the chair

The clock kept its slow, hard walk

Like it never cared

I heard your laughter once

In the drain below

Then the whole block turned to stone

And I let you go

The street was empty

The sky still grieved

I read your goodbye

And I couldn't breathe

After the rain

You left me there

After the rain

Cold midnight air

After the rain

My heart knew why

You kissed my mouth

Then watched me die

Now the ash is gone

And the page is white

But I still see your shadow

In the puddle light

No more sweet talk

No more vows to save

Just a wet black line

On a lonely avenue grave

After the rain

You left me there

After the rain

Cold midnight air

After the rain

My heart knew why

You kissed my mouth

Then watched me die

The rain went home at last

But I stayed behind

With your letters in the smoke

And your name in my mind