The Rain

The sun beats down on this thirsting land
Burning my will away
It's many a mile from the Eastern shore
And the hope I felt that day

We crossed the sea from the old country
To the promised land we came
And then we headed west on a thankless quest
To place we staked our claim

Now the eagle is circling overhead
He knows my name
Coz the only thing plentiful here is the dust on the plain
’Til god brings the rain

It wasn't always this way back in the day
All life sprang from this ground
But like a slow burning curse, each year's gotten worse
So someday it must turn around

As the wagons are rolling on out
They call me insane
But I’m not gonna let this land break me, I will stay
'Til god brings the rain

God help me
Don't you forsake me this way
Am I nothing to you?
How much suffering must I stand in your name?
I'm only asking for rain

The sun sets high in a cruel blue sky
Mocking me everyday
Last night I cried when the storm passed by
About fifteen miles away

In a dream I saw the coast once more
And I walked into the sea
I'd have been happy to die as that moment passed by
And I woke to this misery

And the way things are going
I don't know how much more I can take
Well I'm no kind of quitter but
How long can any man wait

How long must I wait?
'Til god brings the rain

The rain