I hear the freight trains go by a like a clipper ship sinkingnI close my eyes; write my name on the windowpane thinkingnOh, my heartnI'm going down with what's left of the mastnI fear for my life like a bird before glassnnRaindrops and rosesnRaindrops and rosesnnI see the sun way up high like a mama bird weepingnI fear she'll come down and carry me off while I'm sleepingnOh, my headnI'd cry like a newborn that's pulled from the breastnI pray the world never lights up my nestnnRaindrops and rosesnRaindrops and rosesnnI feel the eyes of the world like a tidal wave breakingnI wrap my arms around the copper ball weathervane shakingnOh, my soulnI'd swim like piper with bellows for breathnAnd bury that spire in the belly of deathnnRaindrops and rosesnRaindrops and rosesnnLay me down slowly and clip off my wingsnI'm gonna bring all my favorite thingsnI'm gonna bring all my favorite things