6. Steel Clouds and Cold Cold Rain

Steel Clouds and Cold Cold Rain
This world turned against her as did love
An outcast from her own mother and father
Her newborn she gave over no choice but to leave her
And live as a painter in a box of paints
I met her in winter, my coldest winter
She came with a friend I had known in New York
I was shy, just one of many who could only bow humbly
And take his place in line
I had so little to say but she was gracious in fame
And despite how she shone and the gold of her name
She came from steel clouds and cold cold rain
You think that you know her though she is a stranger
You build up a picture in your mind
You want to possess her but you are a liar
Just to be near her for a while
There was so little to say but she was gracious in fame
And despite how she shone and the gold of her name
She came from steel clouds and cold cold rain
Time is a fever that takes us all
We sink or we swim whether weak or strong
But strength is an illusion, you reach out your hand
And if you’re lucky you hold on to anything you can
I met her in winter, my coldest winter
She came with my friend, like a queen with her king
I had so little to say but they were gracious in fame
And despite how she shone and the gold of her name
She came from steel clouds and cold cold rain
Steel clouds and cold cold rain