Lyric discussion by tsarzan 

Cover art for Rain On The Scarecrow lyrics by John Mellencamp

I knew a lot of people at school whose parents were losing their farms due to drought when I first heard this song in the 90s.

Though our family farm was sold, not lost, it still was very like our family. Dad, his father & grandfather all grew up on the property, but sadly I couldn’t enjoy my childhood there, as much as I desperately wanted to. Troy, QLD Australia.