Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain Telling me just what a fool Ive been I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain And let me be alone again Now the only girl Ive ever loved has gone away Looking for a brand new start Little does she know that when she left that day Along with her she took my heart Rain please tell me now does that seem fair For her to steal my heart away when she dont care I cant love another when My hearts somewhere far away Wo, listen to the rhythm of the falling rain Telling me just what a fool Ive been I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain And let me be alone again Wo, oh the only girl Ive ever loved has gone away Looking for a brand new start Little does she know that when she left that day Along with her she took my heart Rain wont you tell her that I love her so Please ask the sun to set her heart a glow And rain in her heart And let the love we knew start to grow, whoa Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain Telling me just what a fool Ive been Wo, I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain And let me be alone again When the rain comes They run and hide their heads They might as well be dead When the rain comes Daniel Grayling Dan Fogelberg (August 13, 1951 – December 16, 2007) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist whose music was inspired by sources as diverse as folk, pop, rock, classical, jazz, and bluegrass. He is best known for his early 1980 hit Longer and his late 1981 hit Leader of the Band. Dan Fogelberg, the youngest of three sons, was born in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Margaret (née Irvine), a classically trained pianist, and Lawrence Peter Fogelberg, a high school band director who spent most of his career at Peorias Woodruff High School and Pekin High School. Dans mother was a Scottish immigrant, and his father was of Swedish descent. His father would later be the inspiration for the song, Leader of the Band. Using a Mel Bay course book, Dan taught himself to play a Hawaiian slide guitar that his grandfather gave him. He also learned to play the piano. At 14 he joined a band, The Clan, which covered The Beatles. His second band was another cover band, The Coachmen, who, in 1967, released two singles written by Fogelberg on Ledger Records: Maybe Time Will Let Me Forget and Dont Want To Lose Her. After graduating from Woodruff High School in 1969, Fogelberg studied theater arts and painting at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign while playing local venues with a folk-rock band, The Ship. He began performing as a solo acoustic player in area cafes. One of these included the Red Herring, which is where he made his first solo recordings as part of a folk festival in 1971. He was discovered by Irving Azoff, who started his music management career promoting another Champaign-Urbana act, REO Speedwagon. Azoff sent him to Nashville, Tennessee to hone his skills. There he became a session musician and recorded his first album with producer Norbert Putnam. In 1972, Fogelberg released his debut album Home Free to lukewarm response, although it eventually reached platinum status.[citation needed] He performed as an opening act for Van Morriso
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