[Chorus]
I hear the rain, I hear the rain
I hear the rain, got to kill the pain
I hear the rain, I hear the rain
I hear the rain, got to kill the pain
[Verse 1]
Bury me out in the lone prairie
Prairie water washin' over me
Bury me out on the lone prairie
Friendly calls of the coyote
[Chorus]
I hear the rain, I hear the rain
I hear the rain, got to kill the pain
I hear the rain, I hear the rain
I hear the rain, got to kill the pain
[Verse 2]
Bury me out in the lone city
Sewer water, color of my tea
Bury me out in the lone city
Sewer water wash my daughter down to the sea
[Chorus]
I hear the rain, I hear the rain
I hear the rain, got to kill the pain
I hear the rain, I hear the rain
I hear the rain, got to kill the pain
[Bridge]
She used to sit and watch the rain
Now I think I'll go insane
She used to sit and watch the rain
Now I think I'll go insane
She used to sit and watch the rain
Now I think I'll go insane
She used to sit and watch the rain
Now I think I'll go insane
[Chorus]
I hear the rain, I hear the rain
I hear the rain, got to kill the pain
I hear the rain, I hear the rain
I hear the rain, got to kill the pain
[Chorus/Verse 1]
I hear the rain, I hear the rain (Bury me out in the lone prairie)
I hear the rain, got to kill the pain (Prairie water washin' over me)
I hear the rain, I hear the rain (Bury me out on the lone prairie)
I hear the rain, got to kill the pain (Friendly calls of the coyote)
[Chorus/Verse 2]
I hear the rain, I hear the rain (Bury me out in the lone city)
I hear the rain, got to kill the pain (Sewer water, color of my tea)
I hear the rain, I hear the rain (Bury me out in the lone city)
I hear the rain, got to kill the pain (Sewer water, wash my daughter down to the sea)
[Outro]
I hear the rain, I hear the rain, I hear the rain
I Hear the Rain was written by Gordon Gano.
I Hear the Rain was produced by Mark Van Hecke.
Violent Femmes released I Hear the Rain on Mon May 14 1984.