WHEN I FEEL IT ALL COMIN’ DOWN,
CAN’T AVOID THE PAIN
I LOOK FOR A FRIEND
WITH SOME PATIENCE TO LEND
AND A PLACE TO WATCH THE RAIN
WHEN THE ROAD THAT I’VE TAKIN’
HAS TAKIN’ ME LOW AND I’VE GIVEN IN AGAIN
I NEED SOMEONE WHOSE SHELTER IS ON DRIER GROUND
WHERE THE HEART CAN START TO MEND
OH FOR A PLACE WHERE IT ALWAYS WORKS OUT,
OH FOR A RAINBOW EACH DAY
OH FOR SOME ANSWERS WITHOUT ANY DOUBTS,
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT I PRAY
BUT THE ANSWER COMES BACK IN THE DARKEST OF NIGHTS
IN THE WORDS OF AN OLD BEST FRIEND
I DON’T HAVE ANY ANSWERS,
I JUST HAVE MYSELF
AND A PLACE TO WATCH THE RAIN
SO IF ALL OF THE PROMISES YOU’D EVER MADE
AND ALL OF THE RACES YOU’D RUN
IF EVERY POSSESSION FOR WHICH YOU HAD PAID,
GETS BROKEN, LOST, OR GONE
THERE WOULD STILL BE A VOICE IN THE MIDST OF THE STORM
THAT SAYS I AM THE WAY, MY OLD FRIEND
WE’LL FIND A RAINBOW BUT FIRST WE’VE GOT TO FIND,
A PLACE TO WATCH THE RAIN
SO IF ALL OF THE PROMISES I’D EVER MADE
AND ALL OF THE RACES I’D RUN
IF EVERY POSSESSION FOR WHICH I HAD PAID,
GETS BROKEN, OR LOST, OR GONE
THERE WOULD STILL BE A VOICE IN THE MIDST OF THE STORM
SAYING I AM THE WAY, MY OLD FRIEND
YOU’LL FIND THAT RAINBOW BUT FIRST YOU’VE GOT TO FIND,
A PLACE TO WATCH THE RAIN
OF COURSE THERE’LL BE RAINBOWS
BUT FIRST THERE’S GOT TO BE,
A PLACE TO WATCH THIS RAIN
