Apr. 1, 19681 viewer22.4K views
I Think It’s Going to Rain Today Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Broken windows and empty hallways
A pale dead moon in the sky streaked with gray
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today
[Verse 2]
Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles
With frozen smiles to chase love away
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today
[Bridge]
Lonely
Lonely
Tin can at my feet
Think I'll kick it down the street
That's the way to treat a friend
[Verse 3]
Bright before me the signs implore me
To help the needy and show them the way
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today
Broken windows and empty hallways
A pale dead moon in the sky streaked with gray
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today
[Verse 2]
Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles
With frozen smiles to chase love away
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today
[Bridge]
Lonely
Lonely
Tin can at my feet
Think I'll kick it down the street
That's the way to treat a friend
[Verse 3]
Bright before me the signs implore me
To help the needy and show them the way
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today
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Genius Annotation
Before I Think It’s Going To Rain Today’s appearance as the penultimate song on Randy Newman’s self-titled album, it was first recorded by Julius LaRosa, Judy Collins, and Eric Burdon, among others. It remains one of Newman’s most covered songs to date.
However, he had this to say about it in a Rolling Stone article from 2017:
The music is emotional—even beautiful—and the lyrics are not. The honest truth is the song bothered me because of the darkness—it felt sophomoric, too maudlin.
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April 1, 1968
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