Three in the morning, she started to cry Rain hit the window from a clear July sky Her daddy laughed, said, “Weather’s strange” Mama held her close And the rain went away Ooh-ooh, mm-mm Rain went away-ay-ay First little smile on a Saturday morn Sun through the curtains where clouds had been born She kicked her feet, made a sweet little sound And every gray shadow just melted around They called it coincidence, funny at first Till she got hungry and everything turned worse Tiny fists shaking, face turning red Thunder rolled once right over their heads Mama looked at Daddy Daddy looked outside No storm on the radar But lightning split the sky Ohhh, what is going on? Tell me, tell me Rain when she cries Sun when she smiles Thunder when she’s mad Wind when she’s scared The sky knows her heart Before she says a word Every little feeling Gets carried through the world Rain when she cri-i-i-ies Sun when she smi-i-i-iles When she cries, the rain comes down When she laughs, the sun comes out When she’s angry, heavens shake Little hands make windows quake When she’s frightened, wild winds blow When she sleeps, the whole sky slows Mama whispers, “What did we bring home?” Daddy says, “I don’t know” I don’t kno-o-o-ow Whoa-oh-oh By six months old, they had learned the signs Gray little clouds meant she’d fuss in five A bottle warmed and a favorite song Could stop a storm before it got too strong Then one night fever burned her skin The August heat started closing in Ninety-eight, ninety-nine, one-oh-four Outside, the pavement was burning some more Grandma came running when she heard the news One look at the sky and the color just moved She didn’t look frightened, didn’t look surprised Just stared at the baby with tears in her eyes She said, “My grandmother told me But I thought the story died” Then the baby started whimpering And rain filled up the night Ohhh, I remember now I remember no-o-ow Rain when she cries Sun when she smiles Thunder when she’s mad Wind when she’s scared The sky knows her heart Before she says a word Every little feeling Gets carried through the world Rain when she cri-i-i-ies Sun when she smi-i-i-iles Ohhh, through the wo-o-orld Long before your mother Long before my name They spoke about a daughter Born with weather in her veins Not a curse, not a warning Not a thing you need to fear The sky just feels whatever She is feeling down here Down here-e-e-e Ohhh, whatever she feels Then the baby opened both her eyes Reached for Mama, smiling wide Rain still falling, sunlight broke through And a rainbow split the room in two Ooh-ooh-ooh Look at that sky-y-y-y Rain when she cries Sun when she smiles Thunder when she’s mad Wind when she’s scared The sky knows her heart Before she says a word Every little feeling Gets carried through the world Rain when she cri-i-i-ies Sun when she smi-i-i-iles Thunder roll, thunder ro-o-oll Let the whole world kno-o-ow When she cries, let the rain come down When she laughs, let the sun come out If she’s angry, let heaven shake She’s still learning every feeling she makes When she’s frightened, hold her close When she sleeps, let the whole sky slow They don’t know what she’ll become someday For now, she’s just their baby Changing the weather anyway Anywa-a-a-ay Ooh, changing the weather Changing the weather, oh-oh-oh Three in the morning, quiet again One little yawn and the clouds rolled in Mama kissed her forehead, Daddy killed the light And above their little house Not a cloud in sight Ooh, not a cloud in sight Mm-mm-mm, goodnight
