Excuse me while I let this out
But there's something I gotta say
I'm just so sick of all the weather here
'Cause it's all become so grey
I can't go out on the town at night
When it's storming every day
But I figured out just what to do
I'm gonna leave and get away
Down to my neighbors in the southern lands
Where the sun shines all the time
With beaches made of pure white sand
And the breeze has hints of lime
It seems my plan has hit a snag
I forgot to check the guide
The weather's not much better here
I've had to sit all day inside
But now I've only got one dime
I'm just trying to stay sane
'Cause the moment that my plane touched down
It's done nothing else but rain
Won't someone please explain
Just why it seems my perfect plans have gone down the drain
I hoped to visit paradise
But much to my disdain
The moment I got off the plane
I've just been dancing with the rain
Just when it seemed my luck had changed
Grey skies turned into blue
I hoped the clouds would take their leave
'Cause it was so long overdue
But it seems my fate is not so kind
It's got an image to maintain
That spot of blue I thought I saw
Was just another wall of rain
Won't someone please explain
Just why it seems my perfect plans have gone down the drain
I hoped to visit paradise
But much to my disdain
The moment I got off the plane
I've just been dancing with the rain
Coro: La lluvia no quiere parar
Insiste en bailar conmigo
-The days they pass by one by one
And still I've yet to see the sun
-From Cali up to Port of Spain
She chases me in all terrain
-Neither boat nor car nor plane nor train
Can get me free of her domain
-I came on down to have some fun
But it seems her reach I can't outrun
Coro: La lluvia insiste
Vaya ahora sí se complicó la cosa de verdad
Porque esa mulatona ahí quiere a bailar conmigo
Pero que va, no tiene swing
Y pa' bailar conmigo tiene que tener tremendo swing
Ahí na' ma' ¡sí!
Coro: Si quieres bailar conmigo
Tienes que tener el swing
-Tienes que mover la cadera el esqueleto completo, porque yo no juego
-Muévete, muévete, muévete, enciéndete, enciéndete, que tu estas prendido, Ahí na' ma' ¡sí!
-Sí mamá, ahí baila baila bachata, aprende a bailar, aprende a tener swing ¡Como! Ahí na' ma' ¡sí!
-No tengas pena mulata, no tengas pena que tu estas sabroso y se va a poner bueno ¡Como!
-Que rico esta pianito ese ¡Alaba'o! Ahí na' ma' ¡Sí! ¡Como!
credits
from Pa' La Calle Otra Vez,
released July 11, 2018
Dancing With The Rain
Music by Andrew Thompson
Words by Judd Burns and Andrew Thompson
Judd Burns: Vocals
Aricka Lewis: Backing vocals
Keke Collier: Backing vocals
Reid Evans: Backing vocals
Fernando Sanchez: Spoken word
Nathan McLeod: Piccolo
Michael Olefsky: Trombone
Andrew Thompson: Strings, Bass, Guitar, Backing vocals
Florencia Zuloaga: Piano
Fernando Valencia: Percussion
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