When it Rains in LA

When it Rains in LA
by Jesse Daniel Edwards
ASCAP

I closed my eyes and gave the City of Roses a new name
there was a tiny black hole in a photograph from graduation day
you turned and searched for the face of Love swimming in the sea of faces
I laid awake in the motel room on La Brea as it started raining

when it rains in LA
it's like a thousand angels put their broken hearts on display
and every silver lining turns to gray
when it rains in LA

I beat myself at chess
while you took the fractals test in the chemistry classroom
I should fix my hair again in the fractured mirror in the downstairs bathroom
I left a message for your mother
impulsively premeditated from the backseat
I used for an excuse the story of leaving my coat behind
in the taxi