Pouring Rain

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I could see as I rode in The ships were gone and the pit filled in A funeral bell called the hour in A lonesome drunk was stumbling [Chorus] Not a twang of a guitar Not a siren wailed in pain Not even a shadow of desire In the pouring, pouring rain [Verse 2] Breeze black windows in dead streets Where I was lived up on the cheap "Ask no questions, work and sleep" Said the old time ghosts on dead streets [Chorus] I could hear the shout, but not the pain Some lucky stranger in the rain I could hear the shout, but not the pain To some lucky stranger in the rain [Verse 3] Well, hammers beat in dusty times On these weedy, rusted lines Mocking the sun and optimistic signs Above the chained-off gates of iron [Chorus] The sun won't shine this way again The lucky moon went on the wane Oh, I never saw a star again In the pouring, pouring rain [Verse 4] Groove by the sharp Italian feets The corner shops with scissor teeth Clippin' the life from weary me Talkin' em down on HP Street, yeah, have mercy [Verse 5] The army band plays in the train That's some trombone and some refrain The future points to the weathervane In the pouring, pouring rain [Chorus] Could hear the shout, but not the pain Some lucky stranger in the rain Could hear the shout, but not the pain To some lucky stranger in the rain