Ian Hunter - Rain (alternative mix) lyrics

(Ian Hunter) Billy said this town is dying It's dying just to be like me He was fighting everything in sight Died when he was 23 I used to meet him down at his cafe He had one eye on the door And the other on the writing on the wall He'd get restless and angry and we'd all laugh 'cause we weren't really scared We was his friends, he wouldn't hurt us at all And all he'd say was rain, rain, rain Rain, rain, rain Rain, rain, rain Rain, rain, rain We gotta leave this town And Glover was a dancer Imitating Eddie Cochran by the jukebox In the corner of the room 'till he was lost Barry 'n me, we used to escape, playing I Go Ape Wearing Italian clothes drinking cider talking in the rain Hey babe, come over here, let me buy you a beer, what's your name She said "Boy, it doesn't really matter, don't you see? You ain't what I want, you ain't what I need You ain't what I fancy, you ain't what I dream of 'n I'd silently leave ?? you're ugly Rain, rain, rain Rain, rain, rain Rain, rain, rain Rain, rain, rain I gotta leave this place My history is a cop-out Somewhere in the dark I got scared 'cause I knew I was gonna loose You know that feeling you get in your guts, all that frustration when you know You're going nuts You gotta make a move There was Billy and Glover and Pacer and Taylor and Valerie and Barry I remember what he said about that town He said "I went to London once, came back Wiped the tears from my eyes, looked out the window And it was still pouring down More of that rain, rain, rain Rain, rain, rain Rain, rain, rain Rain, rain, rain." I'm gonna get a train Never coming back again 'Cause if I did it would be the same Boy, you really messed up my brain All of that rain rain rain Rain rain rain Rain rain rain Rain rain rain Take your washing off the line Take your washing off the line Take your washing off the line Take the washing off the line It's gonna rain It's gonna rain