Waiting for the Rain

Lyrics

[Verse 1] In the middle of the summer, in the middle of the day They hear the storm clouds rumble as they're headed their way There was work to do they both forgot It was like the world's never been anything but hot If he could find the words for her, he could explain But they just sit on the front porch waiting for the rain [Verse 2] It gets dark and quiet and it turns so still She drinks and drinks but can't get her fill She sets the water glass down on her thighs And just stares at it with her crazy eyes As the bottom of the glass makes a tiny, round stain It's just a hot day in the country and they're waiting for the rain [Verse 3] The temperature rises and it will not fall And she's so still she's not there at all He leaves the porch for just one minute Comes back and his hand's got a .410 in it She smiles at him as he looks out on the plain But there's nothing to shoot and he's just waiting for the rain [Verse 4] Nothing left to do now, nothing left to save When the brown grass crumbles, ain't nobody brave All things come to the patient man When they come too late, nobody understands Now the heat just wraps around him like a chain He breaks the shotgun open as they're waiting for the rain [Guitar Solo] [Verse 5] Then the wind returns and the sky goes black She can feel the muscles in her jaw go slack The wind blows warm into her face Ain't no reason now to ever leave this place She thinks it's only heat, it is not pain As lightning strikes the reaper, they're just waiting for the rain [Verse 6] Smoke in the distance the color of the clouds Thunder overhead breaks wild and loud Fire from the reaper runs through the drought The sky starts the fire, let the sky put it out He slips two shells in the gun and calls her name And it's all about to happen, they're just waiting for the rain