I Wish It Would Rain

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Track 9 of Only The Strong Survive (Covers Vol. 1), 2022. Rodger Penzabene, Barrett Strong, and Norman Whitfield, 1967. Originally recorded by The Temptations.

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Credits

• Only The Strong Survive (Covers Vol. 1) (2022)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals
  • Ron Aniello: drums, bass, percussion, guitar, piano, vibes
  • Dennis Collins: backing vocals
  • Barry Danielian: trumpet
  • Clark Gayton: trombone
  • Bill Holloman: tenor saxophone
  • Curtis King Jr.: backing vocals
  • Ed Manion: baritone saxophone
  • Curt Ramm: trumpet
  • Fonzi Thornton: backing vocals
  • Tom Timko: baritone saxophone
  • Strings: Rob Mathes (arranger and conductor); Lisa Kim (concertmaster), Kristi Helberg, Dasol Jeong, Kuan Cheng Lu, Joanna Maurer, Suzanne Ornstein, Su Hyun Park, Annaliesa Place, Sein Ryu, Sharon Yamada (violins); Danielle Farina, Devin Moore, Rebecca Young (violas); Patrick Jee, Clarice Jensen, Sophie Shao (celli)

Snippets

^{Performed live 1 times as a snippet.}

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• 2022-11-00 Stone Hill Farm, Colts Neck, NJ

Released on Album

Released on Only The Strong Survive (Covers Vol. 1) (2022).

On The Tracks

I WISH IT WOULD RAIN

3:27

STRONGSURVIVE

Note: Written by Rodger Penzabene, Barrett Strong, and Norman Whitfield, and originally recorded by The Temptations.

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^{Studio Sessions: Only The Strong Survive}

Lyrics

I Wish It Would Rain

Hmmm hmm-hmm-hmmm

Sunshine, blue skies, please go away
My girl has found another and gone astray
And with her went my future, my life was filled with gloom
So day after day I stay locked up in my room

I know to you it might sound strange
But I wish it would rain
(Oh how I wish that it would rain) Oh yeah

It hurts so badly, I wanna go outside (Such a lovely day)
But everybody knows that a man ain't supposed to cry
Listen, I've got to cry, because crying
Eases the pain

People, this hurt I feel inside, words that can never explain
I just wish it would rain
(Oh how I wish that it would rain) Oh let it rain, let it rain
(Oh how I wish that it would rain) Yiii-hiii

(Let it rain) let it rain, let it rain
(Let it rain) let it rain, let it rain, let it rain
(Let it rain) oh let it rain

Day in day out, my tear-stained face pressed against the window pane
My eyes they search skies desperately for rain
'Cause rain drops will hide my teardrops
And no one will ever know
That I'm crying (crying), I'm crying (crying) yeah when I go outside

To the world outside my tears I refuse to explain
Oh I wish it would rain
(Oh how I wish that it would rain) Ooh baby

(Let it rain) Let it rain, let it rain
(Let it rain, let it rain) Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain
(Let it rain)
(Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain) I need rain to disguise the tears in my eyes, let it rain
(Let it rain) I'm a man and I've got my pride
(Let it rain) 'Til it rains I'm gonna stay inside, let it rain
(Let it rain) No, let it rain
No, let it rain
Hmm, let it rain
Oh, let it rain
Ooo-hoo
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