The raining hour

(Intro - Slow, somber piano or acoustic guitar)

(Verse 1)

I feel like I'm drowning,

Just trying to keep my head up high.

I got the weight of the world on my shoulders,

A pressure that I can't deny.

It's crushing my chest tonight,

And I'm doing it all alone, all alone.

I've searched all around for a reason,

To keep walking when the path is stone.

(Chorus)

And ain't nobody can save me,

So I pray for the sky to change its mind.

Maybe if it's raining,

I could cry and they wouldn't see my tears.

Every single body knows

The kind of mask I wear when I'm out of time.

And I wish I had a pretty, beautiful woman

To chase the dark, ominous clouds away.

(Verse 2)

I look at the clock now,

It's so loud with its 'tikity toc'.

I hear it as I sit in the silence of me,

Of my heart, of my life, every single shock.

I'm just a shadow in the corner,

I hide the cracks from the world outside.

But the truth is, I’m being torn apart,

With nowhere left for me to hide.

(Chorus)

And ain't nobody can save me,

So I pray for the sky to change its mind.

Maybe if it's raining,

I could cry and they wouldn't see my tears.

Every single body knows

The kind of mask I wear when I'm out of time.

And I wish I had a pretty, beautiful woman

To chase the dark, ominous clouds away.

(Bridge - Music swells slightly, a little more hope/yearning)

One that would smile when she sees me,

And press her lips to my broken smile, you see.

One who would rub my back at the end of the day,

And make me believe that I’m worth holding on.

Soon, if I don't find a her,

Then I’m going to accept loneliness isn't what I want...

But it is my only answer.

(Chorus - Full and emotional)

And ain't nobody can save me!

So I beg for the sky to change its mind.

Oh, if it would just keep raining,

I could cry and they wouldn't see my tears.

Every single body knows

The kind of mask I wear when I'm out of time.

I just need a pretty, beautiful woman

To press her lips and chase those dark, ominous clouds away.

(Outro - Slow fade out on the piano/guitar)

...Chase those dark clouds away...

...All alone... All alone...

(Clock sound fades completely)