Listen to the Rain
 

Written by S. Nicks, M. Jones, and S. Crago
 

Well, you're a front liner 
You put it all on the line
And you're a gambler
You turn lucky every time
Ooh, and you're consistent
Hey, and that's good
Ooh, and you're persistent 
Well, I am overcome

Well, you're not like anyone else
You're not like anyone
You're just an instant flash of light
That shines through the night like a lighthouse

Well, you're a victim 
Phantom of the opera
And you've been everywhere 
And you live in dark shadows
You do what you want to 
There's no Beauty and the Beast here
No, no, no 
There's no Beauty and the Beast here

Well, you're not like anyone else
You're not like anyone
You're just an instant flash of light
That shines
 
Well, open up the window 
And you will hear the rain
Come back to me once more 
And throw away the pain

My world will still revolve around you
Listen to the rain
Take time to listen to the rain
Listen to the rain
Take time, baby, to listen to the rain

(Well, she didn't know better)
Well, she didn't know then that the sound that she heard
(Well, she didn't know)
Was the sound of her own door closing

Open up the window 
And listen to the rain
Take some time to smell the roses 
And you can throw away the pain

My world will still revolve around you
So listen to the rain
Take time, baby, to listen to the rain
And listen to the rain
Take time to listen to the rain
Take time and listen to the rain
Well, take time and listen to the rain
Ooh, take time, honey, take a little time, honey
Take time, honey, and take a little time, baby
Take time and listen to the rain
Take time to listen to the rain...

 

WEBMISTRESS speculates:

Is Stevie talking about Lindsey here? Certain things lead me to believe so, but really it's anyone's guess. The man she is talking about is "not like anyone else" (an idea that can be found as recently as Thrown Down on Say You Will, but also on Destiny from this album). He shines through the night, a brilliant light (like the blue-white flame, perhaps? See Long Distance Winner). He takes risks and lives on the edge, but always seems to come up lucky. Like the Phantom of the Opera, he isolates himself with his music and sees himself as the "victim" (of Stevie's capriciousness? Again, very applicable to Lindsey).

He does what he wants (see Street Angel and, again, Thrown Down), and he DOESN'T want to play "Beauty and the Beast" with her - a song she applied to Mick. She asks him to put away all those bad feelings he has for her and "listen to the rain", reminiscent of Dreams' use of the rain as something pure and cleansing. If he "opens up" to her, she'll take away that pain and let her world "revolve around him" (almost a reversal of Landslide!) She didn't realize what she was giving up before - "she didn't know better." Now, she wants him to come back to her.

 

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