Al Stewart Rain Barrel Lyrics

Rain Barrel Lyrics

I'm hiding in a rain barrel

 Inside these consul walls,

This shaft
of light is so narrow

 I can't see much at all,

Outside I hear the
feet running

 Voices all around,

Foot soldiers with their guns
coming

 I can't make a sound,



But if Mr. Williams keeps his
word

 Oh my life could still be saved,

I might live to see a time
when all these roads are paved,

If they break inside these walls


Oh, you won't see me again,

But if Mr. Williams keeps his word,


Someday, my story will be heard...



I'm living in a strange
country

 It's so hard to find,

It's not on any map

 You carry
it in your heart and mind,

Outside I hear the ground shaking

 Up
from underneath,

It's only when the empire's breaking

 That you see
their teeth,

But if Mr. Williams keeps his word

 Oh my life could
still be saved,

I might live to see a time

 When all these roads
are paved,

And'f they break inside these walls

 Oh, you won't see
me again,

But if Mr. Williams keeps his word

 Somewhere, my story
will be heard...



I'm hiding in a rain barrel

 With one small
patch of sky,

Don't think I'm gonna see tomorrow

 Gonna bid this
world good-bye...