All The Rain Falls Down Amen

the rain falls down
on last year's man
an hour has gone by
and he has not
moved his hand
but everything will
happen if he only
gives the word
the lovers will rise up
and the mountains
touch the ground
but the skylight
is like skin
for a drum
i'll never mend
and all the rain
falls down amen
on the works
of last year's man
--leonard cohen
(from "last year's man")