Rainy Day Man
Bonnie Raitt * Track #2 On Streetlights
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Rainy Day Man by Bonnie Raitt
Performed by
Bonnie RaittProduced by
Jerry RagovoyWrited by
James TaylorAbout
“Rainy Day Man” began as an early James Taylor composition, written during Taylor’s mid-60s stint in a band called The Flying Machine.
Written in a girlfriend’s apartment on Fourth Street in New York City, “Rainy Day Man” dates from a time when Taylor was using heroin, leading to the suggestion tha...
Rainy Day Man Lyrics
What good is that happy lie
All you wanted from the start was to cry
Well it looks like another fall
My friends they don't help at all
And I'm feeling kind of cold and small
Think I'll look up my rainy day man
And it does me no good to pretend
When he's made a hole much too big to mend
And it looks like I lose again my friend
Guess I'll have to look up my rainy day man
Rainy day man
He don't like sunshine
Don't chase rainbows
He don't need good times
Grey days roll in
And then you'll see him
It's an empty feelin'
Now I need him
All those noble thoughts they don't belong
If you can't hide the truth with a happy song
And since I knew where I stood all along
Think I'll look up my rainy day man
Simple pleasures all evade you
And the store-bought treasures none can save you
Look for signs to ease the pain
I said, ask again
Why don't you pray for rain
Oh, it looks like another fall
And my friends they don't help at all
And I'm feeling kind of cold and small
Think I'll look up my rainy day man
All I have to do is look at my baby
Look up my rainy day man
Oooo, look up my rainy day man
All I have to do
Is look up my rainy day man...
Rainy Day Man Q&A
Who wrote Rainy Day Man's ?
Rainy Day Man was written by James Taylor.
Who produced Rainy Day Man's ?
Rainy Day Man was produced by Jerry Ragovoy.
What did Bonnie Raitt say about "Rainy Day Man"?
James Taylor, the song’s writer, has said
The lyric is pretty much self-explanatory; it just says it will do you no good to try to cheer up someone in this state. What they need to do is go down, all the way down, to the bottom.