You're As Right As Rain
Embracing Love's Clarity: You're As Right As Rain by Nancy Wilson
Lyrics
You're as right as rain
You possess a quality akin to the correctness and purity of rain.
Mellow as a shower on a summer's day
You are calm and soothing, much like a gentle shower on a summer's day.
You're as right as rain
Your correctness and purity are emphasized again.
Softer than a flower, sweet as marmalade
You are gentle, comparable to a soft flower, and your sweetness is likened to marmalade.
You're made that way
This line reiterates that your nature is intrinsic to who you are.
Every man has a secret dream
Men often harbor secret aspirations, private thoughts that reflect their inner desires.
Quiet thoughts trap his inner need
Quiet contemplation captures a man's inner necessities.
To open and tell someone
Expressing the need to open up and confide in someone.
Of the things he's hiding from
Discussing concealed aspects that one is avoiding or hiding.
Sometimes it's a childish game
Describing a sometimes playful, childlike nature in relationships.
We play but I don't feel that way
Clarifying that the speaker does not feel that way, potentially indicating a mature perspective.
'Cause you're as right as rain
Reiterating the earlier comparison, affirming the correctness and purity metaphor.
Mellow as a shower on a summer's day
Comparing the person's calmness to a gentle summer shower.
You're as right as rain
Restating the inherent correctness and purity of the person.
Softer than a flower, sweet as marmalade
Describing the person as gentle and sweet, akin to a soft flower and marmalade.
You're made that way
Emphasizing that these qualities are an inherent part of the person's nature.
As a boy I learned how to hide
Reflecting on the speaker's learning process as a boy, particularly on hiding emotions.
All too well how to keep inside
Acknowledging the skill of concealing true feelings.
The way I felt about a girl
Describing the learned ability to keep a girl's impact contained within one's world.
How to keep her in my world
Highlighting the strategy of maintaining control over a romantic interest.
Strange how love can change your head
Noting the transformative power of love, challenging preconceived notions.
You made me see I've been misled
Acknowledging the realization that the speaker's perceptions were misguided.
'Cause you're as right as rain
Reaffirming the person's correctness and purity, similar to the rain metaphor.
Mellow as a shower on a summer's day
Drawing a parallel between the person and a gentle summer shower.
You're as right as rain
Reiterating the inherent correctness and purity of the person.
Softer than a flower, sweet as marmalade
Describing the person as gentle and sweet, akin to a soft flower and marmalade.
You're as right as rain
Reaffirming the person's correctness and purity, similar to the rain metaphor.
Mellow as a shower on a summer's day
Drawing a parallel between the person and a gentle summer shower.
You're as right as rain
Reiterating the inherent correctness and purity of the person.
Softer than a flower, sweet as marmalade
Describing the person as gentle and sweet, akin to a soft flower and marmalade.
You're as right as rain
Reaffirming the person's correctness and purity, similar to the rain metaphor.
Mellow as a shower on a summer's day
Drawing a parallel between the person and a gentle summer shower.
You're as right as rain
Reiterating the inherent correctness and purity of the person.
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