Raining, all over the world There's gonna be a showdown And it's raining, all over the world Tonight, the longest night Raining, raining She cried to the Southern wind About a love that was sure to end Every dream in her heart was gone Heading for a

Bright (bright) sunshiny day It's gonna be a bright (bright) I can see clearly now the rain is gone I can see all obstacles in my way Here is that rainbow I've been praying for Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind Oh, yes I can make it now the pain

Yea, you're gonna see it rain from a mile away Yea, I'm paying rent, it's a holiday I'm paying rent, it's a holiday 'Cause, I'm paying rent, it's a holiday Yea, throw the money up, watch it fall in place I'ma throw the money up, watch it fall in place

I bless the rains down in Africa There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do Gonna take some time to do the things we never had It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you (I bless the rain) I hear the drums echoing tonight But she hears

You never gonna change me I was already changin' I was wrong they say Flowers in the garden that won't grow Flowers on the train, it's not the same Flowers in the garden Life won't grow if we never change I'm missin'

It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall And it's a hard, and it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son And where have you been, my darling young one I've stumbled on the

(Mad at you), And I don't want you to go to bed I know sometimes It's gonna rain But baby, can we make up now 'Cause I can't sleep through the pain Girl, I don't wanna go to bed (Mad at me).

I bless the rains down in Africa It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do Gonna take some time to do the things we never had (ooh, ooh) I hear the drums echoing tonight But she hears only

If you're ever gonna find a silver lining It's gotta be a cloudy day, It's gotta be a cloudy day You're gonna have to stand in the rain, You gotta get a little dirt on your hands Woke up on the wrong side of rock bottom You're all out of pennies, and the

'Cause when it's time to face the sun I know that you're the only one, only one I ain't a saint, I think you know But I see a way I'm gonna go It's no debate that I belong with you, yeah Baby, we're the same, you know my flaws So if I ever strain, you