Clara in the rain

I told Irina, told Mikel, too
They told Clara, see what she might do
Now I'd like to run like Clara in the rain

I'd like to run like Clara in the rain
Feel such joy within my veins
Drench my clothes through and through
Run with Mikel and Irina too
Oh, I'd like to run like Clara in the rain

"Hey," says Clara, "let's have a little race"
Mad dash to the playground gates
Mud tromp down the pebble lane
Make that forgotten treasure claim
And I'd like to run like Clara in the rain

Yeah, I'd like to run like Clara in the rain
Feel such joy within my veins
Drench my clothes through and through
Run with Mikel and Irina too
Oh, I'd like to run like Clara in the rain

So thanks for the kindness, that crazy spree
Muddy clothes, imaginations free
I warned them, but it was no use
That bag had just been their excuse
To run like Clara in the rain

Youth is contagious and joy is just
Laughter's a bike that will not rust
Unless you leave it in the rain
Defy all sorrow and go insane
And I'd like to run like Clara in the rain

Yeah, I'd like to run like Clara in the rain
Feel such joy within my veins
Drench my clothes through and through
And run with Mikel and Irina too
Oh, I'd like to run like Clara in the rain
Drench my clothes through and through
Run with Mikel and Irina too
Oh, I'd like to run like Clara in the rain

Bag left in the mission yard
African rain was raining hard
I told Irina, told Mikel, too
They told Clara, see what she might do
And I'd like to run like Clara in the rain

I'd like to run like Clara in the rain
Feel such joy within my veins
Drench my clothes through and through
Run with Mikel and Irina too
Oh, I'd like to run like Clara in the rain
I'd like to run like Clara in the rain