[Verse 1] I held the canvas over every head Counted all the shoulders in the downpour Bent the ribs until they bowed and spread Made a little shelter into something more [Pre-Chorus] You came close beneath the borrowed sky I kept the handle steady in my hand Water traced the sleeve I wouldn't dry Still I shifted so you'd have room to stand [Chorus] I made an umbrella for two hundred Stretched its seams across the pouring gray You all found a place beneath it While the rain kept working through my coat I was holding up the weather I was disappearing in the cold I made an umbrella for two hundred Who would notice if I let it fold? [Verse 2] Every gust demanded one more inch Every stranger had a place to claim I learned to smile and never flinch While the soaked hem clung against my frame [Pre-Chorus] Then I saw my hands begin to shake Heard the last thin rib complain I had given all the cover I could make And no one turned to ask about the rain [Chorus] I made an umbrella for two hundred Stretched its seams across the pouring gray You all found a place beneath it While the rain kept working through my coat I was holding up the weather I was disappearing in the cold I made an umbrella for two hundred Who would notice if I let it fold? [Bridge] Set the handle down beside the door Let the rain fall where it may I can care for you and still be more Than the roof I give away If you want to stand beside me Take a corner, share the strain I won't vanish just to keep you dry I can step outside the rain [Final Chorus] I made an umbrella for two hundred Now I feel the water on my face You can take a turn beneath it You can help me hold this open space I was holding up the weather Now I'm learning how to let it go I made an umbrella for two hundred But I don't have to stand alone [Outro] Take a corner, share the strain I don't have to stand alone
