[Verse 1] Well its been rainin on and on, ever since youve been gone Those dark clouds keep arollin in And every time I think I might catch myself a glimpse of sunlight The bottom falls out again [Verse 2] Well I can barely keep afloat, Im up the creek without a boat And Ive been adriftin Heaven knows how long Cause its been rainin 40 days And the 40 nights since youve been gone [PreChorus] Hey, well, drip, drip, drip, goes the sound of the rain The four winds are blowin like a hurricane My friends said I should settle for any port in a storm Id rather be inside your lovin arms, safe and warm [Chorus] Girl, its been a long time since Ive seen sunshine Baby, wont you come back home Cause its been rainin 40 days And the 40 nights since youve been gone Aw, listen to me now [Verse 3] I keep starin out the window, searchin for a rainbow To signal that the storm will end Hey, cause I know that the rain will keep pourin on the pane Until my saint comes back marchin in [Chorus] Oh, girl, its been a long time since Ive seen sunshine Baby, wont you come back home Cause its been rainin 40 days And the 40 nights since youve been gone [PreChorus] Hey, well, drip, drip, drip, goes the sound of the rain The four winds are blowin like a hurricane My friends said I should settle for any port in a storm Id rather be inside your lovin arms, safe and warm [Chorus] Girl, its been a long time since Ive seen sunshine Baby, wont you come back home Cause its been rainin 40 days And the 40 nights since youve been gone [Outro] Yeah, its been rainin 40 days And the 40 nights since youve been gone
drip, rainin, since, youve, gone