I Wish It Would Rain - Rodney Crowell

Turning tricks on Sunset

Twenty bucks a pop

Some out of town ol' businessman or an undercover cop

I’m living with the virus flowing way down in my veins

Oh oh, I wish it would rain

I know you’ve heard my story

Or seen me on the street

Just another cracker gigolo

Dressed up like trick or treat

Now you may want to judge me

Or treat me with disdain

Oh oh, I wish it would rain

Memphis, Texas, Houston, Tennessee

Man I’m just so turned around

I don’t know where I want to be

This California desert is driving me insane

Oh, I wish it would rain

So I’ve squandered my resistance

Taking any kind of drug

Oh I’d smoke or shoot or eat it, I’d drink it from a jug

And I offer no excuses for your sympathies to gain

Oh oh, I wish it would rain

Everybody knows me as the kid

I’ve made it seven years and still I don’t know how I did

I come from a long line of live and love in vain

Oh, I wish it would rain

Well I’ve prayed to Mother Mary

I’ve even seen a priest

When the angels come to get me

I know I’ll be released

I’ll leave this mean ol' desert bound for Memphis on that train

Oh oh, I wish it would rain

Oh oh, I wish it would rain