Rainman

Hey Lizzie
Well a man's gotta have a dream
And if you can't walk on the inside with me
I'll meet you in between
Oh come with me Lizzie
And the stars will write your name
And if you still think I'm lying to you
Look yonder there comes the rain
~ Tanya Tucker, Lizzie and the Rainman

So recently I've fallen a little bit in love with Tanya Tucker and her music, and while I don't remember hearing Lizzie and the Rainman when I was little, I adore it now. And this section of lyrics kinda made me stop and think a little bit.

Lizzie is just as disbelieving as I am. She's skeptical of the Rainman and she's sure not too shy to tell him how she feels. She calls him a liar and a cheat right there in the town square. And what does the Rainman do? He smiles at her and tells her to have a little faith. He tells her that if it's too hard for her to trust him, he'll meet her halfway and prove to her that he's honest and trustworthy.

And then it rains.

He followed through on his promise and, although the song doesn't tell us how Lizzie reacted, I kinda think she was amazed. Maybe he broke down some of her walls and made it possible for her to have a little faith in him.

So, I've decided that I need a Rainman...not the Dustin Hoffman kind, but the kind that understands that I'm a little nervous and a little skeptical and maybe just a hair jaded about this whole dating/love/romance game. I need a rainman to meet me in the middle...and write my name in the stars...and make it rain...because I don't want to be scared and jaded and skeptical, but sometimes I feel like every new possibility is just setting me up for a new heartache...and I don't like that idea one bit...

So, Santa...I've been a good girl this year, could you please bring me a Rainman?