Lyrics

I Wish It Would Rain

A black road calls - calls me away
Says I’m a carefree highway - you must leave this place
Here the heat of July hammers and moans
And the vapour rises sucks the breath from home

Sun’s burning hot - crows in the shade
It’s a bad sign - a rogue moon - leaves nothing but haze
Here the girls of summer slowly drift by
Under a sky so blue it could make you cry

Oh - I wish it would rain

There’s a yellow ribbon tied where sirens moan
A mosaic lies where all hope is gone
In the heat of night tempers rose
And the boys went down a foolish road

So send me some dark skies - whisper relief
Before this town goes crazy - calls out the freaks
Before another bloody Sunday falls from the sky
Why does this witch of summer refuse to fly

Oh - I wish it would rain
Yea - I wish it would rain

I got old Mary beside me who shakes the bones
Says don’t wish the day over you’ll be standing alone
These dog days of summer will soon be gone
And harsh wind will follow and shake you down

©Fredrick Brooks