VERSE I
Shed no tears for me
There ll be rain enough today
I m wishing you Godspeed as I wave you on your way
This won t be the first time I ve stayed behind to face
The bitter consequences of an ancient fall from grace
I m a daughter of the race of Cain
I am not stranger to the rain
VERSE II
Orphan in the storm
That s a role I ve played before
And I ve learned not to tremble
When I hear the thunder roar
I don t curse what I can t change
I just play the hand I m dealt
And when they lighten up my rations
I tighten up my belt
I won t say I ve never felt the pain
But I am not a stranger to the rain
BRIDGE
And for the boy who s given me the sweetest love I ve known
I wish for him another love so he won t be alone
But I am bound to walk among the wounded and the slain
And when the storm comes crashing on the plain
I will dance before the lightning to music sacred and profane
CHORUS
Oh, shed no tears for me
Light no candle for my sake
This journey I ll be making now
Is one we all must make
Shoulder to the wind
I ll turn my face into the spray
And when the heavens open
Let the drops fall where they may
If they finally wash away the stain
From a daughter of the race of Cain
I am not a stranger to the rain
Let it rain!
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For additional help listen to it; it s from Children of Eden the musical
