Acoustic mandolin performance of 'After the Wind and the Rain' from a live session at WTIP radio in Grand Marais, MN with host Carl Solanger.
lyrics
After the wind and the rain
Of this hurricane
We will rebuild, we will remain
After the waves in the sea
Have washed away the beach
We will find shells, and listen to the stories they tell
It was early in September, from the South some nasty weather
Brought the city to its knees, ripped the branches off the trees
I remember taking shelter, in her bed we held each other
The air was hot a sticky, in her old place up on Larch Street
The power it went out, we just had ourselves
Candles flickering, rattling window panes
I think I changed inside, calm in a crazy night
Whales beneath the storm, waiting for the morning
After the wind and the rain
Of this hurricane
We will rebuild, we will remain
After the waves in the sea
Have washed away the beach
We will find shells, and listen to the stories they tell
I met Tyler in Edmonton and we unwittingly shared a bill in Montreal a few months later. Great guy, great songs, he's got a gift for words. Take a listen! Doug Macnearney
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