Box Of Rain

Look out of any window
Any morning, any evening, any day
Maybe the sun is shining
Birds are winging, no rain is falling from a heavy sky
What do you want me to do
To do for you to see you through?
For this is all a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago

Walk out of any doorway
Feel your way like the day before
Maybe you'll find direction
Around some corner where it's been waiting to meet you
What do you want me to do
To watch for you while you're sleeping?
Then please don't be surprised when you find me dreaming too

Look into any eyes
You find by you; you can see clear to another day
Maybe been seen before
Through other eyes on other days while going home
What do you want me to do
To do for you to see you through?
It's all a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago

Walk into splintered sunlight
Inch your way through dead dreams to another land
Maybe you're tired and broken
Your tongue is twisted with words half spoken and thoughts unclear
What do you want me to do
To do for you, to see you through?
A box of rain will ease the pain and love will see you through

Just a box of rain, wind and water
Believe it if you need it, if you don't just pass it on
Sun and shower, wind and rain
In and out the window like a moth before a flame

And it's just a box of rain, I don't know who put it there
Believe it if you need it or leave it if you dare
And it's just a box of rain, or a ribbon for your hair
Such a long, long time to be gone and a short time to be there

1. On 3/28/88, Phil sang "What do you want me to do, to remember the words, to see you through? Well please don't be surprised when you find me forgetting them" instead of "What do you want me to do, to watch for you while you're sleeping? Then please don't be surprised when you find me dreaming too."

3/20/86     Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/24/86     The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3/28/86     Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
4/1/86      Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
4/4/86      Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
4/13/86     Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
4/22/86     Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
5/4/86      Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/22/86     Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/2/86      Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio
7/7/86      RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
12/16/86    Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
12/28/86    Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
12/31/86    Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/23/87     Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/30/87     The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/4/87      The Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
4/7/87      Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
4/10/87     UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois
4/19/87     Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/10/87     Laguna Seca Recreation Area, Monterey, California
6/21/87     Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/30/87     Kingswood Music Theatre, Maple, Canada
7/4/87      Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts
8/13/87     Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
8/23/87     Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Angels Camp, California
9/19/87     Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
9/24/87     The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11/7/87     Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
2/17/88     Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/28/88     Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
4/3/88      Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
4/7/88      The Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
4/14/88     Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
4/24/88     Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/1/88      Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/20/88     Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
6/25/88     Buckeye Lake Music Center, Hebron, Ohio
6/30/88     Silver Stadium, Rochester, New York
7/17/88     Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
9/3/88      Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland
9/12/88     The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/14/88     Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
9/24/88     Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
10/2/88     Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
10/16/88    Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, Florida
12/11/88    Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California
2/11/89     Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
3/28/89     The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
4/8/89      Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio
4/16/89     MECCA, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
4/30/89     Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
6/21/89     Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
7/7/89      JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7/19/89     Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
8/19/89     Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
10/15/89    Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
3/19/90     Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
6/10/90     Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/24/90     Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
7/12/90     RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
7/22/90     World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, Illinois
9/15/90     Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
10/20/90    Internationales Congress Centrum, Berlin, Germany
10/28/90    Zenith, Paris, France
12/13/90    McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado
3/21/91     Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/27/91     Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/7/91      Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida
4/28/91     Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
6/6/91      Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
6/16/91     Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/28/91     Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
8/14/91     Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
9/12/91     Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
9/17/91     Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
9/26/91     Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
2/23/92     Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/13/92     Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
3/17/92     The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3/21/92     Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Canada
5/20/92     Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
5/23/92     Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/15/92     Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/29/92     Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
1/25/93     Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/24/93     Dean Smith Centre, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
3/29/93     Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
5/26/93     Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/5/93      Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/18/93     Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
9/25/93     Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
12/18/93    Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/17/94     Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
3/28/94     Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/1/94      The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
6/9/94      Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/26/94     Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
7/3/94      Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
7/20/94     Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
7/27/94     Riverport Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, Missouri
8/4/94      Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
10/3/94     Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/14/94    Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
12/9/94     Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/20/95     Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
2/26/95     Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
5/28/95     Portland Meadows, Portland, Oregon
6/3/95      Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/15/95     Franklin County Airport, Highgate, Vermont
6/25/95     RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
6/30/95     Three River Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7/9/95      Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois