It’s rainin’ here tonight Splashin’ on my window in the background as I write The weather has been warm Until this thunderstorm came up To wash the heavens and prepare the world for light And I wish , I wish I were here There’s no place I’d rather be this time of year But my thoughts are with you, I can see you so clearly And I wish I were here A fire warms my face Cracklin’ in the hollow of an ancient fireplace The embers flame and die And as crimson fills the sky They glimmer one last breath and disappear without a trace And I wish, I wish I were here The mountain is carpeted softly with deer But my mind is on you, I can feel you so near me And I wish I were here Alone, I sip my wine The muses have been kind to me, my work is goin’ fine But now they’re dancin’ on my head An’ urgin’ me to find my bed, an’ tellin’ me it’s nearly mornin’ So I’ll scribble one last line It’s that I wish, I wish I were here The stream through the backyard is crystalline clear But my heart is with you I can taste you, my dear And I wish I were here