The Temptations, "Wish It Would Rain", 1968
--words and music by Whitfield/Barrett/Penzabene
from "The Farrago Sessions", 2006, LineLevel Music
Sunshine, blue skies, please go away, My girl has found another and gone away With her went my future, my life is filled with gloom, And so day after day, I stay locked up in my room I know to you well it might sound strange, But I wish it would rain, yeah I wish that it would rain Oh so badly I wanna go outside But everyone knows that a man ain't supposed to cry So listen, I got to cry, cause crying eases the pain And deep is this hurt I feel inside, Well my words just can't explain, I wish it would rain, how I wish that it would rain I wish it would rain, rain, rain I wish it would rain, rain, rain I wish it would rain, rain, rain I wish it would rain, rain, rain Day in, day out, my tear-stained face is pressed against a window pane I search the sky desperately for rain Cause raindrops can hide my teardrops and no one will ever know That I'm crying (crying) crying better go back home To the world outside my tears I refuse to explain, Why I wish it would rain, how I wish it would rain Let it rain I wish it would rain, rain, rain Oh, I wish it would rain, rain, rain I wish it would rain, rain, rain How I wish it would rain, rain, rain I wish it would rain, rain, rain, rain Feel the rain now I wish it would rain, rain, rain, rain I wish it would rain, rain, rain, rain How I wish it would rain, rain, rain, rain I wish it would rain, rain, rain, rain Wash all over me I wish it would rain, rain, rain, rain To fade