Lyrics to
Rain

This version of Rain was released by Status Quo in 1976.

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How can I see what I’m needing for
How can I give what I gave before
How can you tell me that you want me to stay
How can I stay when I’m trying to say
That I can’t live without the rain
Yes I can’t live without the rain

How can I feel what I’m trying to feel
How can I move when I’m heel to heel
You’re always shouting about the doubt in my eyes
But I can’t answer ‘cos my eyes are so dry
Now I can’t live without the rain
Yes I can’t live without the rain

Now I can’t live without the rain
That’s falling on my head
Rain that’s falling on my head
Rain that’s falling
Rain that’s falling
Rain that’s falling on my head

I started thinking back to you know when
I’d like to send a line but then again
How can I write you when there ain’t no light?
I’m feeling tired tonight but that is all right
Now I can’t live without the rain
Yes I can’t live without the rain

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Status Quo has released many songs over the years besides Rain. Status Quo released songs from 1968 to 2007 spanning across albums like Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo, Spare Parts, Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon, Dog Of Two Head, Piledriver, Hello!, Quo, On The Level, Blue For You, Rockin' All Over The World, If You Can't Stand The Heat, Whatever You Want, Just Supposin', Never Too Late, 1+9+8+2, Back To Back, In The Army Now, Ain't Complaining, Perfect Remedy, Rock 'Til You Drop, Thirsty Work, Don't Stop, Under The Influence, Famous In The Last Century, Heavy Traffic, The Party Ain't Over Yet, and In Search Of The Fourth Chord. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Status Quo.

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About Lyrics and Rain by Status Quo

When you decide to study the lyrics to Rain, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1976 song by Status Quo. Some of the lyrics to Rain have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Status Quo and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Rain if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Rain" means the words set to the music of Rain, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Status Quo. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Rain and the lyrics to Rain are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Status Quo who came here looking just for the lyrics to Rain, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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