Remember long ago
Twenty years or so
Since you last allowed yourself to have some fun
At the school in Montreal
This girl moved in down the hall
And your lust-filled crazy romance had begun
You spent long nights discussing how
Your futures intertwined together
Before the time was up for the two of you
You learned
To go
Dancing in the rain
The happiness was plain
Upon your faces as you both got soaking wet
You broke free of all constraints, and when
The drops burst like champagne
Upon your skin...well you didn't know regret
Life has sneaky ways of bringing pain
But you always found joy just the same
When you went dancing in the rain
A couple years go by
You never questioned why
You grew distant, then you split, and time went on
You heard she met another man
So your life, anew, began
For a while you'd felt your happiness foregone
You spent long nights alone at home
Thinking 'bout how your path had differed
And in the early morning light you'd still recall
When you went
Dancing in the rain
The happiness was plain
Upon your face, as you got soaking wet
When you'd break free of all constraints, though when
The drops burst like champagne
Upon your skin, sadly then you knew regret
'Cause life has sneaky ways of bringing pain
You took comfort and found joy just the same
When you went dancing in the rain
People age
Nothing stays the same
Visions fade
And plans rearrange...and change
Now you're often still alone
Though your youngest's twelve years old
Your ex-wife's, now, a friend though dreams were dashed
Indeed your life has changed completely
Still, you'd found a thrill, though briefly
In those rainy nights of times now in the past
You spend long nights now planning all
The new normal things you'll do together
As you show your children the joy
That comes
From
Dancing in the rain
The happiness is plain
Upon our faces as we all get soaking wet
You feel no need to be restrained
When the drops burst like champagne
Upon your skin, now you've got no more regrets
'Cause the only constant in life is change
But the one thing that time cannot erase
You can always find joy just the same
While dancing in the rain