Rainy Parade - Ani DiFranco

Are you facing east or west

Or north or south?

When it gets cold outside

Do you get brought in

Or do you get left out?

Are you in the shade of something bigger

Or are you right out in the sun?

Are you down there in the trenches

Or at the top of the mountain?

Either way you better take your lemons

And make your lemonade

Life’s a rainy parade

Have you felt the longing in a seed?

Have you felt it swimming in its need?

Pushing through into the light

Then you know what I’m sayin'

When I’m sayin' it’s gonna be alright

You just got to take your lemons

And make your lemonade

Have your rainy parade

Listen to the beating of the drum

Look at the smiles on everyone

Who says it’s better to be dry?

The mighty oak trees are so happy right now

They could cry

So you best better take your lemons

And make your lemonade

Have your rainy parade