

(hummmm) Rain on the studio roof
They closed the gates before noon
Cameras wore their black coats
A name went quiet on the marquee
And the clouds let go
When it rains, someone leaves Hollywood
The pavement learns another name
All the flowers outside the theater Drink the sky and hide the
flame When it rains,
it knows too much
Old headlines curl in the gutter
A driver takes the long way home
Gold letters run in the water Like they never wanted stone
Maybe heaven is a backlot With the rain machines left on Maybe
grief is just a spotlight Looking for the gone
When it rains, someone leaves Hollywood
The pavement learns another name All the flowers outside the theater Drink
the sky and hide the flame