I can echo Anne K's comments - my parents recorded this song after performing it with Bob at the White Hose for Nixon a few years before I was born. This song has been kept alive in my repertoire - a powerful reminder to what was, and how 'what was' is still oh so relevant today. But I digress - Anne K - Your lyric edits are right on the money. I have two recordings, one (raspy bad) recording on 8-track by Bob, and one LP by my folks have "Strife" and "a" and the "rain" I always felt fit better with the nature image, although only Bob's scribblings could truly echo the reality - it fits better for me. Gorgeous powerful and relatively unknown song by a man ahead of his time.