Box of Rain by The Grateful Dead
Box of Rain by The Grateful Dead

Box of Rain

The Grateful Dead * Track #1 On American Beauty

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Box of Rain by The Grateful Dead

Release Date
Sun Nov 01 1970
Performed by
The Grateful Dead
Produced by
The Grateful Dead & Steve Barncard
Writed by
Phil Lesh & Robert Hunter
About

This song deals with Phil Lesh’s father’s battle with cancer. According to Dennis McNally, as Phil drove out each day to visit his dad in at the nursing home, “he would sing ‘Box of Rain’ and cry the sweet tears that come when you truly cherish someone you must lose.”

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Box of Rain Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Look out of any window
Any morning, any evening, any day
Maybe the sun is shining
Birds are winging or rain is falling from a heavy sky

[Chorus 1]
What do you want me to do
To do for you to see you through?
For this is all a dream we dreamed
One afternoon, long ago

[Verse 2]
Walk out of any doorway
Feel your way, feel your way like the day before
Maybe you'll find direction
Around some corner where it's been waiting to meet you

[Chorus 2]
What do you want me to do
To watch for you while you are sleeping?
Then please don't be surprised
When you find me dreaming, too

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
Look into any eyes you find by you
You can see clear through to another day
Maybe it's been seen before through other eyes
On other days while going home

[Chorus 3]
What do you want me to do
To do for you, to see you through?
It's all a dream we dreamed
One afternoon, long ago

[Verse 4]
Walk into splintered sunlight
Inch your way through dead dreams to another land
Maybe you're tired and broken
Your tongue is twisted with words half spoken and thoughts unclear

[Chorus 4]
What do you want me to do
To do for you, to see you through?
A box of rain will ease the pain
And love will see you through

[Verse 5]
Just a box of rain, wind, and water
Believe it if you need it, if you don't, just pass it on
Sun and shower, wind and rain
In and out the window like a moth before a flame

[Outro]
And it's just a box of rain
I don't know who put it there
Believe it if you need it
Or leave it if you dare
And it's just a box of rain
Or a ribbon for your hair
Such a long long time to be gone
And a short time to be there

Box of Rain Q&A

Who wrote Box of Rain's ?

Box of Rain was written by Phil Lesh & Robert Hunter.

Who produced Box of Rain's ?

Box of Rain was produced by The Grateful Dead & Steve Barncard.

When did The Grateful Dead release Box of Rain?

The Grateful Dead released Box of Rain on Sun Nov 01 1970.

What did The Grateful Dead say about "Box of Rain"?

Lesh, from his autobiography:

Hunter has said elsewhere that I had asked specifically for a song for my father; actually, I merely mentioned casually that I’d be working out the vocals as I drove to visit him. One way or another, that must have been a catalyst for his imagination – a day later, he...

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