Well I woke up one morning
Seen my baby fly away
Sugar don't go
She said I don't be treatin' her
Right by the things I say
Sugar don't go
Don't go I feel I'll be left alone
And I'll cry
Oh in the rain
Early one morning I packed her bags
She said she gotta leave me now
I've done her wrong
I said baby I'm gonna change
Gonna change for the better
Sugar don't go
You can't be leaving me so alone
And I'll cry in the rain
In the rain
Oh in the rain
In the rain
Sugar go
Now sugar go you leave me alone
As you packed your bags
You've got your plane on the road
I said oh why'd you leave
Oh why'd you leave
You gotta leave me alone
I'm feeling sad
I'm feeling sad
You gotta back off
Baby you treat me
Baby you treat me
My life and I could take my time
I lose it
What I have
Is what I have
Is what I give to you
And I feel I'm gone
I've been crying
What you gonna do
Who you gonna see
Where you gonna pack your bags
And where you gonna stay
Say where you gonna go
Who you gonna ho'
Where you gonna lay your hat today
I said what you gotta change what you gonna do
Where you gonna lay your mines down
What you gonna do
What you gonna take
Where you gonna go baby
Who you gonna
Stay with me again
I said move it on
Oh I said move it on
I said move it on
Oh won't you move it on down the line
Well on down the line
I said pack your bags now baby
You gotta move it on down the line
I said I want to tell you
Say, what you gonna do
Who you gonna stay
Where you gonna ho' your ass out all over town
Baby, where you gonna go
Who you gonna see
What you gonna do with your time
I said what you gonna do
Who you gonna take
Where you gonna lay your hat down
Where you gonna call your home
Where you gonna go
Who you gonna see
What you gonna do with your time
I said move it on
Oh won't you move it on
I said move it on
Hey you gotta move it on down the line
Well on down the line
I said move it on down
I said move it on down
Said what you gonna do
Where you gonna stay
Who you gonna ho' your ass out
Baby where you lay your hat today
I said what you gonna do
Who you gonna see
Where you gonna go and spend your time to be
Baby,
What you gonna do
Who you gonna see
Where you gonna go
When I set you free
I said move it on
Oh won't you move it on
Hey move it on
Oh won't you move it on down
On down the line
Oh baby, I said baby
I said baby
I said baby
I said what you gonna do you with your time now woman
You got asked to leave now
Pack your bags you gotta go
Where you gonna go
Who you gonna see
When you lay your hat down tighter
I said move it on


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Rain Lyrics as written by Chauncey Hollis Raymond Martin

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    My Opinion

    Best song on an album loaded with great songs. What a Zeppelinesque ride Candlebox takes us on!

    Freezesukka has the meaning down cold. Move it on...down the line.

    thegitsfanon September 04, 2012   Link

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