Fred Eaglesmith - The Rains lyrics

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Well, it hadn't rained in as many Sundays as the preacher he had prayed

But it didn't matter 'cause nobody prayed it anyway

Some danced and some sang

Some threw silver rings

And the corn got yella and the wheat all died

And the sun dried up the springs

When the rains came

The whole town lost it's mind

Poured gasoline down Main Street

And we set it up on fire

When the rains came

How were we to know

We'd held on for so long

And just to let it go

When the rains came

And they called in the state troopers

And they called in the police

And they arrested everybody

My brothers and me

And when we got to court

And they put us on the stand

We just looked at each other

Started laughing once again

'Cause when the rains came

The whole town lost it's mind

Poured gasoline down Main Street

And we set it up on fire

When the rains came

How were we to know

We'd held on for so long

And just to let it go

When the rains came

Some say it's a tragedy

Some say it's a shame

Some say it's the water

We never got to drink

Some blame Jesus

Some blame the rock and roll

I think we were just trying to get

A little bit of control

So, when the rains came

The whole town lost it's mind

Poured gasoline down Main Street

And we set it up on fire

When the rains came

How were we to know

We'd held on for so long

And just to let it go

When the rains came

When the rains came

When the rains came

When the rains came

When the rains came