Rain on the city, rain out on the sea Rain down on the people in the street Rain on the window from far out in the land Rain, come down to rest in my hand As a couple opens one umbrella And goes along their way There's a guy with bags looking for a cab And it is not his day Running to the corner, a girl with flowers Hair down in her face and everybody's trying to get away Tears come on down and join the fallen rain Go back to the place from where you came You know it's hard in the city And this place gets so cold Rain, can I go with you when you go? There's an empty bed, a broken desk A temporary home There's a thing I saw and then I heard And it won't leave me alone We'll go walk the streets, you and me Follow me in the gutter We are going down to the river Rain on the city, rain on the city We will all come down, a peaceful sound And rise up with the sun We will gather there up in the air And fly over everyone We collide and change and fall again On some silly day And help somebody wash some pain away Rain on the city, rain on the city Rain on the city, rain on the city