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I Wish It Would Rain Lyrics
Sunshine, blue skies, please go away
My girl has found another and gone away
With her with my future, my life is filled with gloom
So day after day, I stay locked up in my room
I know to you it might sound strange
But I wish it would rain
(Oh how I wish that it would rain)
'Cause so badly I wanna go outside (such a lovely day)
But everyone knows that a man ain't supposed to cry
I gotta cry 'cause cryin' is such a pain, oh yeah -WRONG-
I gotta cry 'cause cryin' eases the pain, oh yeah -RIGHT-
People, this hurt I feel inside words can never explain
I just wish it would rain
(Oh how I wish that it would rain)
Rain, rain, rain
(Oh how I wish that it would rain)
(instrumental)
Day in, day out, my tear-stained face is pressed against
the window pane
I search the skies desperately for rain
'Cause raindrops will hide my teardrops
And no one will ever know
That I'm cryin', cryin' when I go outside
To the world outside, my tears I refuse to explain
Oh, I wish it would rain
(Oh how I wish that it would rain)
Let it rain, let it rain
I need rain to disguise the tears in my eyes...
yesterday a very close friend of mine was hit by a truck and died.. this song has been on repeat.. eventhough the meaning is touchingan entirely different subject than what i feel ... i cant help but wish it would rain
rip. kevinhouston.
this song is obviously about when a girl leaves you and you feel like total crap and look outside and its nice, you just want it to be crappy out there too...sounds crazy but its true i've been through it.
This song is particularly painful because of the story behind it. One of the staff writers at Motown, Roger Penzabene, had found out his wife was cheating on him, and it was the inspiration for his lyrics. Sadly he couldn't handle it, and killed himself just after the song was released. :(
cant help but love this song ..sang with so much emotion. i know exactly how he feels.
My dad died 3 years ago and I grew up with him singing me the Temptations, this song was the last song that him and I sang together...it brings back a LOT of memories :(
The first word in the second line of the song should be "My" instead of "The"
"My girl has found another and gone away"
So I heard a story on the 60s channel on Sirius. They said that the piano intro for this song was written on a piano with a few broken keys. It just amazes me how Motown could create that type of environment. A depressed songwriter + busted equipment + talented producer + gifted vocal group = a beautiful artistic piece that is still cherished 45+ years later.
I don't think you can duplicate that running sound samples through protools & autotune
Rodger Penzabene who wrote this was a songwriter for the Motown label. The songs "I Wish It Would Rain" and "I Could Never Love Another" reportedly came from Penzabene's pain and suffering.
On New Year's Eve 1967, a week after the release of "I Wish It Would Rain", Penzabene committed suicide by gunshot at the age of 23
god i _< boo you whores.