When the sins of my father Weigh down in my soul And the pain of my mother Will not let me go Well I know there can come fire from the sky To refine the purest of kings And even though I know this fire brings me pain Even so And just the same Make it rain Make it rain down low Make it rain Oh make it rain Make it rain Make it rain down low Make it rain Make it rain The seed needs the water Before it grows out of the ground But it just keeps on getting hard And the hunger more profound Well I know there can come tears from the eye But they may as well be in vain Even though I know these tears come with pain Even so And just the same Make it rain Make it rain down low Make it rain Oh make it rain Make it rain Make it rain down low Just make it rain Make it rain And the seas are full of water That stops by the shore Just like the riches of grandeur, oh no no Never reach the port And let the clouds fill with thunderous applause And let lightning be the veins That fill the sky With all that they can drop When it's time to make a change Make it rain Make it rain down low Make it rain Make it rain Make it rain Make it rain down low Make it rain Oh make it rain Make it rain Make it rain Make it rain Oh make it rain Make it rain Make it rain down low Make it rain Oh make it rain Make it rain Make it rain Make it rain Make it rain Make it rain Make it rain Make it rain Oh make it rain