This is one I penned last night and this morning, so still lots of tightening to do. I read something on the internet about the Everglades, and the fact that it's a popular place to conceal bodies, due its size, remoteness and alligators. A bit grim. Anyhow, the song tells the tale of a jilted lover, who gets tired of waiting for her to return, so kills her and leaves her body to the glades.
Lost to The Everglades
Spent too long waiting for the rain to fall
She put me down, I don’t know why.
Out of love, or out of spite, I guess.
Made no difference, in the end.
It's the time she stole that I resent the most
The only thing I can’t replace
I'm not to blame; I played a waiting game,
but she took too long. Then it came.
Down came the rain
Down came the rain
Down came the rain
See those eyes; hear those gentle sighs
So tender the kiss.
No more lies. No more jealous cries.
No purer love, than this.
There's a distant haze out on the everglades
No shelter from the rain
Endless glade conceals the bed I made
No stone to bear her name
I can’t stand the rain
I can’t stand the rain
I can’t stand the rain