V1
She says “honey, why’re you crying"
I don’t know what to say
It’s been 70 and shining for the last one-hundred days
But the whole time I’ve been pining
The whole time I’ve been pained
Cuz where I come from honey
It hardly ever rains
It’s a sunday in this jungle
A monday ‘cross the pond
And you can go to prison here for
Watering your lawn
And i have no explanation
For why i feel so strange
But where i come from, honey
It hardly ever rains, yes,
Where i come from, honey
It hardly ever rains
V2
She scribbles on a napkin
I ask if i can see
It’s a cowboy in a red dress
With a hat made out of leaves
He’s got wings on both his shoulders
I ask "what does this mean,”
She says, “Honey, it’s a picture of you,"
Well, I wish that felt like me
She’s a whisper in the silence
Some pixels on my phone
Sayin “no man is an island, but
Everyone’s alone”
And maybe that’s what keeps me smiling
Maybe that’s what keeps me sane, cuz
Where I come from, honey
It hardly ever rains
Yes, where i come from, honey
It hardly ever rains
V3
She calls me from the airport
Just to say goodbye
And that’s when it starts pouring
Teardrops from my eyes
And I don’t have my hopes up
But I don’t have no shame, cuz
Where I come from, honey
It hardly ever rains
Then the lightning hits the concrete
The thunder is delayed
But I can hear a heartbeat
From a hundred miles away
And I ain’t in no danger
But I am still afraid
Cuz where I come from, honey
It hardly ever rains
Yes, where i come from, honey
it hardly ever rains
Aaron Lee Tasjan is one my favorite artists. I feel a kindred spirit to his songwriting, and lyrically he is right up there with all the greats. This cat makes me cry and laugh in the same song. Theo Katzman
Released in 2001, “The Convincer” is a gentle gem in the Nick Lowe catalog; an anniversary edition provides opportunity for rediscovery. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 20, 2021