Patti Smith — Somalia

[Verse 1:] I don't know why I feel this way today The sky is blue the table is laid The trees are heavy with yellow fruit And in their shade children happily play The pears have fallen to the ground My child places one in my hand The sun is warm upon my face And I dream of a burning lad Mother of famine take this pear Upon an arrow through the rings of time This small fruit this golden prayer May it pass from this hand to thine [Chorus:] If I were rain I'd rain on Somalia If I were grain for Somalia I'd gros If I were bread I would rise for Somalia If I were a river for Somalia I'd flow [Verse 2:] All the mothers will dream of thee All the mothers bless thy empty hand All the mothers will grieve for thee All the sorrow a mother can stand [Chorus] -This lyrics was written in memory of Audrey Hepburn Who worked with the simple industry of a servant to give Comfort to the victims of the famine in Somalia