Music by elton john Lyrics by bernie taupin Released as a uk b-side in may, 1969 I looked up from my gla** into the sky There's no one in my comic book to buy Calendar swung on the wall held by a rusty nail Down came the strange rain and washed my thoughts away So stop in the sky and tell me why You're changing your colours before my eyes Yellow, blue, green and grey Settled on the window pane It made the rain that came seem strange Just like strange rain It made the rain that came seem strange Just like strange rain Still i sit beside the fire and watched as it fell Come in colours from above into my citadel My eyes are all embriodered with the rainbow you have made And now it seems as though it's just, just like strange rain