EVIL RAIN- Words and music by Kenny Hogan (copyright 2007)


RAIN, EVIL RAIN,
EVIL RAIN KEEPS POURIN' DOWN ON MY LIFE


PLEASE DON'T TELL ME YOU KNOW WHAT I'M THINKIN'

WHEN YOU HAVEN'T GOT A CLUE

AND PLEASE DON'T TELL ME YOU KNOW HOW I'M FEELIN'

OR I'LL FEEL SORRY FOR YOU



AND I FEEL LIKE A MAN TRYIN' TO BUILD A DAM

WHILE THE EVIL RAIN FALLS ALL AROUND

I KEEP SHOVELIN' THE MUD

BUT THERE AIN'T NO WAY TO HOLD BACK THE FLOOD

HOW LONG CAN THE RAIN KEEP COMIN' DOWN ?


RAIN! EVIL EVIL RAIN!

HOW LONG WILL THE RAIN KEEP COMIN' DOWN?

RAIN! EVIL EVIL RAIN!

HOW LONG WILL THE RAIN KEEP COMIN' DOWN?



TRY TO GIVE, ALWAYS END UP TAKIN'

TILL I CAN'T TAKE NO MORE FROM YOU

TRY TO BEND, ALWAYS END UP BREAKIN'

SO NOW THERE'S NOTHIN' I CAN DO

THE WORDS HAVE BEEN SPOKEN, HEARTS THAT BREAK CAN'T BE UNBROKEN

HOW LONG CAN THE RAIN KEEP COMIN' DOWN?

I KEEP SHOVELIN' THE MUD

BUT THERE AIN'T NO WAY TO HOLD BACK A FLOOD

HOW LONG CAN THE RAIN KEEP COMIN' DOWN NOW?


RAIN! EVIL EVIL RAIN!

HOW LONG CAN THE RAIN KEEP COMIN' DOWN?

RAIN! EVIL EVIL RAIN!

HOW LONG CAN THE RAIN KEEP COMIN' DOWN?

THERE'S NO PLACE THAT'S DRY, NO PLACE THAT'S WARM,

THERE'S NO PLACE TO HIDE, AIN'T THIS A HELL OF A STORM?


YOU'VE BURNED YOUR BRIDGES,

AND THE WALLS YOU'VE BUILT AROUND YOU

ARE ALL CRUMBLING TO THE GROUND

THE WATERS RISING, AND SOON IT WILL SURROUND YOU,

AND STILL THE RAIN KEEPS COMIN' DOWN

AND I AM JUST A MAN TRYIN' TO BUILD A DAM

WHILE THE EVIL RAIN FALLS ALL AROUND

SHOVELIN' THE MUD

BUT THERE AIN'T NO WAY TO HOLD BACK THE FLOOD

AND STILL THE RAIN KEEPS COMIN' DOWN NOW


RAIN! EVIL EVIL RAIN!

HOW LONG CAN THE RAIN KEEP COMIN' DOWN?

RAIN! EVIL EVIL RAIN!

HOW LONG CAN THE RAIN KEEP COMIN' DOWN?


HOW LONG CAN THE RAIN KEEP COMIN' DOWN?

HOW LONG CAN THE RAIN KEEP COMIN' DOWN?

MAYBE WE'RE ALL GONNA DROWN.
FRANKENDOBRO
Ken Hogan- 'FrankenDobro" slide
guitar,
Variax guitar (12 string model)
Fender Jazz bass,
Zoom drum programing,
Lead and background vocals.
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Did you ever have a period in your life when bad
things keep happening?

They usually happen in threes, or so I've been
told.
This song was written during one of those
terrible periods.
It's important to remember that it's only a cycle.
      Things will change.
      Stay positive!
Keep shining that light from inside you. Do what
you're heart tells you.
      You'll see. Everything will be all right. It's
just a storm.

Storms pass.