The Rain Lyrics

INTRO: D C G D F G D
VERSE:
The sun beats down on this thirsting land
Burning my will away
It's many a mile from the eastern shore
And the hope I felt that day
We crossed the sea from the old country
To the promised land we came
And then we headed west on a thankless quest
To the place we staked our claim
CHORUS:
Now the eagle that's circling overhead,
He knows my name
'Cause the only thing plentiful here is the
Dust on the plain
Until God brings the rain
VERSE:
Wasn't always this way, back in the day
All life sprang from this ground
But like a slow-burning curse
Every year's gotten worse
So someday it must turn around
CHORUS:
As the wagons are rolling on out
They call me insane
But I'm not gonna let this land break me,
I'll be staying
Until God brings the rain
INSTRUMENTAL:
BREAK:
God help me
Don't you forsake me this way
Am I nothing to you?
How much suffering
Must I stand in your name?
I'm only asking for rain
INSTRUMENTAL:
VERSE:
The sun sits high in a cruel blue sky
Mocking me every day
Last night I cried when a storm passed by
About fifteen miles away
In a dream I saw the coast once more
And I walked into the sea
I'd have been happy to die
As that moment passed by
But I woke to this misery
CHORUS:
And the way things are going
I don't know how much more I can take
Well, I'm no kind of quitter
But how long can any man wait
How long must I wait
'Til God brings the rain?
INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO: D D G D D D G D D D G D ... ETC.