Daddy Just Wants It To Rain Lyrics
Written by Peter HolsappleMain Voice: PETERProduced by Continental Drifters & Mike MayeuxReleased on 'Vermilion' (1999)Daddy was the eldest of tenAnd my mama was an only childShe must've represented back thenThe part of him that couldn't go wildShe was freeSomething he could never be'Cause daddy was the oneWho always took responsibility.They met at a USO dance hallAt the start of the Second World WarShe was gentle, kind and intelligentSomething daddy'd never known beforeAnd they dancedLater on came the romance'Cause daddy shipped outBefore he had the chance to ask for her hand.But it all turned out all rightAnd he would lay in his hammock at nightDreaming of a family and homeWith the woman that he left behindAt night, his shipmates would go check out the barsBut daddy'd just stare at the starsAnd dream of her'Til he thought he might lose his mind.They got married on V.E. DayBy the preacher from my mama's churchMama'd always dreamed of a honeymoonBut daddy had to go back to workHe plowed those fieldsSince the Navy never tought him a tradeMama'd make his lunchAnd they'd eat it out in the shade.The boys were born in the fiftiesGeorgie, Herman and meAnd we grew up wanting for nothing'Til Georgie saw his first TVIt was the Christmas of 1959There was a console in the living roomWell, mama and the boys watched variety showsAnd daddy just stared out at the moon.The drought hit hard in the sixtiesAnd the irrigation couldn't controlMama sighed when they sold the farmBut daddy lost a piece of his soulHe said "Hard work is a virtueAnd you should always work as hard as you can"He said "Hard work will never hurt you"But he never said nothing about the land.Yeah, but mama always told us boys"You should follow the Golden RuleAlways look for the good in the other guyBut never be anyone's fool"Then daddy'd laugh a littleThen he'd look out at his weather vaneOh mama wants a rainbowDaddy just wants it to rain.They moved in with Herman's familyIn the nice part of the cityMama'd help Gina with the grandchildrenAnd tried to make the house look prettyBut daddy'd sit at his windowFrom when he got up 'til he went to bedJust knowing that he'd failed his familyHe couldn't get it out of his head.It was the summer of 1978When mama caught pneumonia and diedDaddy lost his will to live that fallNow they're buried side by sideAnd in the midst of all our griefGeorgie said to our relief"Well, mama got her rainbowAnd it's starting to rain".He said "Mama got her rainbowAnd it's starting to rain".And it's starting to rainIt's starting to rainIt's starting to rainIt's starting to rainIt's starting to rain.It's starting to rainIt's starting to rainIt's starting to rain, to rain, rainTo rain.
Continental Drifters Daddy Just Wants It To Rain
