NOVEMBER RAIN

When I look into your eyes
I can see a love restrained
But darlin' when I hold you
Don't you know I feel the same

'Cause nothin' lasts forever
And we both know hearts can change
And it's hard to hold a candle
In the cold November rain

We've been through this auch a long long time
Just tryin' to kill the pain

But lovers always come and lovers always go
And no one's really sure who's lettin' go today
Walking away

If we could take the time to lay it on the line
I could rest my head
Just knowin' that you were mine
All mine
So if you want to love me then darlin' don't refrain
Or I'll just end up walkin'
In the cold November rain

Do you need some time...on your own
Do you need some time...all alone
Everybody needs some time...on their own
Don't you know you need some time...all alone

I know it's hard to keep an open heart
When even friends seem out to harm you
But if you could heal a broken heart
Wouldn't time be out to charm you

Sometimes I need some time...on my own
Sometimes I need some time...all alone
Everybody needs some time...on their own
Don't you know you need some time...all alone

And when your fears subside
And shadows still remain
I know that you can love me
When there's no one left to blame
So never mind the darkness
We still can find a way
'Cause nothin' lasts forever
Even cold November rain

Don't ya think that you need somebody
Don't ya think that you need someone
Everybody needs somebody

You're not the only one
You're not the only one

- Guns N'Roses 1991

　Guns N' Roses の１９９１年の名曲です。"Use Your Illision I" にこの曲は収録されています。もともと、このバンドを知ったきっかけは、高校時代の友人に "Appetite For Destruction" を借りたからなのです。勝手に名曲にしてますが、素晴らしいバラードです。11月になると、この歌をいつも思い出します。

　最近、初めてこのミュージッククリップを見たのですが、アクセルかスラッシュが、小さな教会の前で歌っているという奴なのですが、「思い切り曲に負けてるぞこのクリップ！このほったて小屋はなんじゃい！」と思わず声に出しそうなのですが、恐らくリリースされた当時は、私ももう少し若かったので、衝撃的に思えた事でしょう。

　この曲の好きなところは、"We still can find a way. 'Cause nothin' lasts forever even cold November rain" というところです。アクセルのピアノもスラッシュのギターソロも素晴らしく、最初から最後まで、前向きな歌詞なので、落ち込んでいるときには是非聴いて欲しい一曲なのです。