James Taylor — Rainy Day Man lyrics

Lyrics

What good is that happy lie
All you wanted from the start was to cry
It looks like another fall
Your good friends they donЂ™t seem to help at all
When youЂ™re feeling kind of cold and small
Just look up your rainy day man
It does you no good to pretend child
YouЂ™ve made a hole much too big to mend
And it looks like you lose again, my friend
Call on your rainy day man
Now rainy day man he donЂ™t like sunshine
He donЂ™t chase rainbows
He donЂ™t need good times
Grey days rolling
Then youЂ™ll see him
Empty feeling
Now you need him
All those noble thoughts they just donЂ™t belong
You canЂ™t hide the truth with a happy song
And since you knew where you stood all along
Just look up your rainy day man
Now simple pleasures they all evade you
Store-bought treasures none can save you
Look for signs to ease the pain
Ask again
Go on and pray for rain
It looks like another fall
Your good friends they donЂ™t seem to help at all
When youЂ™re feeling kind of cold and small
Just look up your rainy day man
All I need to do is look up my rainy day man
Now what good is that happy lie
All you wanted from the start was to cry