If We Ran the Weather
Intro
Apparently, we control the weather.
Lovely.
Who do I contact about my barbecue?
Verse 1
I heard we've got a satellite
That sets the woods alight.
Nobody gave me clearance.
Nobody booked my flight.
I've never seen the headquarters.
I've never met the chair.
I brought this up at dinner.
Nobody knew where.
Pre-Chorus
You've given us a laser.
You've given us the sky.
I've got a broken thermostat.
Explain that one. I'll try.
Chorus
If we ran the weather,
We'd send the rain where nothing grows.
We'd turn the heat down in the city,
Put some water in the hose.
We'd give the fire crews a downpour,
Give the flooded streets a break.
If we had the thing you say we have,
What a difference we could make.
Verse 2
You say it's Jewish space lasers.
Well, where do I apply?
I've got a list of useful things
To do with half the sky.
We'd nudge a threatening asteroid.
We'd light the rescue boats.
At minimum, we'd find the cat.
I've put that in my notes.
Pre-Chorus
You think we steer a hurricane
From somewhere underground.
I walked outside without a coat.
The rain was coming down.
Chorus
If we ran the weather,
We'd send the rain where nothing grows.
We'd turn the heat down in the city,
Put some water in the hose.
We'd give the fire crews a downpour,
Give the flooded streets a break.
If we had the thing you say we have,
What a difference we could make.
Verse 3
If we could run the weather,
And you really want to know,
There'd be one persistent raincloud
Over Mar-a-Lago.
The sun would shine on everyone
For twenty miles around.
He'd spend his mornings posting
That we'd stolen every round.
Finally.
An accusation we could take credit for.
Bridge
I know you want an answer
When the water takes a home.
I know how small a person feels
Against a sky that won't leave them alone.
But somewhere there's a family
With their photographs gone too.
They aren't behind a console.
They're on the roof with you.
Final Chorus
If we ran the weather,
There'd be rain before the spark.
There'd be shelter for the stranded,
There'd be light out in the dark.
We'd give the fire crews a downpour,
Give the flooded streets a break.
If we had the thing you say we have,
What a difference we could make.
Outro
Jewish space lasers.
Weather on demand.
Some extraordinary powers
For a person getting tanned.
Could we move that cloud?
Absolutely.
Will we?
Next question.