Rodney Crowell - I Wish It Would Rain lyrics

Turning tricks on Sunset Twenty bucks a pop Some out of town ol' businessman or an undercover cop I'm living with the virus flowing way down in my veins Oh oh, I wish it would rain I know you've heard my story Or seen me on the street Just another cracker gigolo Dressed up like trick or treat Now you may want to judge me Or treat me with disdain Oh oh, I wish it would rain Memphis, Texas, Houston, Tennessee Man I'm just so turned around I don't know where I want to be This California desert is driving me insane Oh, I wish it would rain So I've squandered my resistance Taking any kind of drug Oh I'd smoke or shoot or eat it, I'd drink it from a jug And I offer no excuses for your sympathies to gain Oh oh, I wish it would rain Everybody knows me as the kid I've made it seven years and still I don't know how I did I come from a long line of live and love in vain Oh, I wish it would rain Well I've prayed to Mother Mary I've even seen a priest When the angels come to get me I know I'll be released I'll leave this mean ol' desert bound for Memphis on that train Oh oh, I wish it would rain Oh oh, I wish it would rain