Suffering is optional I heard a wise man say You can live in violence Or you can make it fade away Live and let live I heard it said Or else I musta read it in a book Testimonials in my head Just might have to take another look Any rain Black rain or red rain Anything to ease the pain Anything to ease my sanity, yeah Tears are runnin' all down my face But only for a little while I was thinkin' about the human race And wishin' we could reconcile Live and let live is it too much to ask Or would you rather it fall apart Ceremonials in the trash In a world of broken hearts Any rain, Any rain, Any rain Any rain Black rain or red rain Anything to ease the pain Anything to ease my sanity, yeah Ease my sanity, yeah Ease my sanity, yeah Ease my sanity, yeah Any rain Any rain Any rain Any rain Black rain or red rain Anything to ease the pain Anything to ease my sanity, yeah Any rain