Weatherman

[Verse 1]

It was a grey and gloomy cold September day

When you walked into our homeroom

You were tall and sophisticated

You were sad in a pretty way

You were bright against the sky's gloom

As you sat down at your desk

I tried to play it cool

I couldn't believe I was meeting my future in high school

So I tapped you on the shoulder

As you turned I could smell your hair

You said "Hi."

And I forgot why I was standing there

[Verse 2]

In the summer the sun was hot

And the UV gave me hives

I spent my days beside the wading pool

Ever selfless, you got a job in a white chair saving lives

I tried to drown so I’d need a rescue

As you tried to get a grip on my chlorinated skin

I tried to speak through all the water I had taken in

But I couldn’t

I just lay there and coughed as you rolled your eyes

You said to the crowd: “does anyone know this guy?”

[Chorus]

But if I was your weatherman

In your kitchen every day

Not a meteorologist, just someone pointing out the rain

I’d be on your favorite morning show

I’d have that local kind of fame

I could be your weatherman, you would know my name

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]

At Christmas, the ground was bare 'cause the snow still hadn’t showed

You said the change should be expected

We were at the pipeline march, blocking traffic in the road

And once again, I felt connected

As I ran to join the crowd

I couldn’t help but be surprised

The cops were binding all your wrists with plastic ties

So I offered up my hands

We’d be locked up together in bliss

You said “no, not him, he just got here, he’s not part of this.”

[Chorus]

But if I was your weatherman

In your kitchen everyday

I want to be your weatherman

And host the Santa Claus parade

Won’t you let me be your weatherman?

You’ll never have to be afraid

Of all those meteorologists and their forecasts for rain

I’d be on your favorite morning show

I’d have that local kind of fame

I could be your weatherman, you would know my name

[Outro]

Our kids will say “that’s my dad, the weatherman, everyone knows his name.”

So won’t you let me be your weatherman?