The Rain's Gonna Fall

I went out a-walkin' to look around my hometown
I left before the sunrise, and I stayed out 'til the sun went down
I listened to the neighbors, but listening just made me glum
They were waiting there for something, but they thought that it would never come

I got myself to thinkin', and I didn't sleep a wink that night
We work 'til something's wrong, and then we work some more to make things right
I pondered more and more on the things I knew I had to say
'Cause livin' ain't livin' if everybody lives this way

There's a drought in the land and the fear makes it hard to sleep
Come harvest time there may be nothing left to reap
Well, I've been around just long enough to know
The rain's gonna fall and the wind will eventually blow

I sat down to writin' to reflect upon the things I learned
The people had the fire, but they felt like they would just get burned
I remembered all the low times when I was at the end of my rope
The work will get you close, but to make it you can never lose hope

There's a drought in the land and the fear makes it hard to sleep
Come harvest time there may be nothing left to reap
Well, I've been around just long enough to know
The rain's gonna fall and the wind will eventually blow

I've been around just long enough to know