Receiver

A rain falls down softly As I count the time until the next bus Can I make it gentle The space between the last thought And the ones yet to come Here we go again, try to make amends Can't you let it be Does it ever end, all the play-pretend When will you see My brain Is only a receiver And beggars can't be pleasers My brain Is only a receiver Make me a believer Ah, here comes a face I recognize Do I recoil or rejoice Do I have a choice How long have I been here Between the talking and the traffic and the rain I can never tell Here we go again, try to make amends Can't you let it be Does it ever end, all the play-pretend When will you see My brain Is only a receiver And beggars can't be pleasers My brain Is only a receiver Make me a believer