RAIN FALLS DOWN 

RAIN FALLS DOWN ON TOP OF A SMALL TOWN 
AND KIDS PLAY AS IF NOTHING IS GOING DOWN 
GREY SKIES FALL OUT AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE HERE TO STAY 
A STRANGER ROLLS IN AND HE MOVES IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS
 
WHO IS THE STRANGER HERE? 
THE TOWNFOLK ARE GRIPPED IN FEAR 
AND WE HAD SUCH A LOVELY TOWN 

WHY DID THE STRANGER COME? 
AND WHY DON’T THE KIDS RUN? 
AND WE HAD SUCH A LOVELY TOWN 

THIS NICE TOWN WILL NEVER BE THE SAME 
AND NOONE REMEMBERS EVER SEEING THIS MUCH RAIN 
AND KIDS PLAY ‘CUZ THEY DON’T HAVE TO KNOW, YES THEY ALREADY KNOW 
THE STRANGER HAS A NAME (YES HE DOES, THE KIDS WILL PLAY HIS GAMES) 
AND HE WILL LEAD THEM HOME 
YES HE DOES (THE STRANGER HAS A NAME) 
HAS A NAME (THE KIDS WILL PLAY HIS GAMES) 
ALL HIS GAMES 
AND HIS NAME IS LOVE

'THE KIDS' has been over 35 years in the making. A few iterations along the way and I think I may have got it right this time.. IMHO:)

The track features Ava Wolsynuk on vocals. Ava also sang on the Feb 2024 Animal Souls EP 'Take Me Home'.

I'm not exactly sure what I was trying to say when I wrote the song, but I'm sure there is a mixed metaphor or two involved. Whatever it means, this song has always been very special to me.

THE PLAYERS..

Ava Wolsynuk (vocals)
Dan Cripps (drums)
Preston Sawyer (electric guitar)
John Fultz (organ & mellotron)
Michael Fisher (bass & acoustic guitar)

PRODUCTION..

Words & Music by Michael Fisher
Mixed & Produced by Michael Fisher at bigfishsound
Engineered by Pete Cordalis at Green Room Studios
Mastered by Greg Mindorff at Suite Sound Labs
Cover Art by Michelle Duff Studios