I remember how I used to lie in bed And listen to the water fall down and fade away Wishing I had hid the day away somewhere So I could find it; now that it's clear I need the grey Let it rain, let it rain Let it rain, let it rain Oh, back home I walked the rainy streets one night The gutters flowing, full of street lights, and where they laid I saw water rolling down like many times before It never stops, it never ignores why it was made Let it rain, let it rain Let it rain, let it rain Oh, to hear the water, clean on blessed fall And everybody missing it all, heaven's rain Turning face and heart towards the sky, and then Remembering where water begins to make its way Let it rain, let it rain ...