You've got a blessing and a curse   You've got a sickness growing worse   You need a magic wand    And a dream you can rely on      You've got scars on your back   You're like an animal caught in a trap   You've got a pocket full of sand   And a trembling hand   And no one can understand      Well sometimes I just wish it would rain   Sometimes I just wish it would rain   Rain on you and me   Rain all over the dry dry ground   Rain all over the sad sad souls   That surround you and me      You're a soldier who can't come home   And a mother looking out the window   Waiting for you to walk through the door      You feel blind at the carnival   Stumbling like a criminal   With nothing but a bottle    And an old baby rattle in your hand      Well sometimes I just wish it would rain   Sometimes I just wish it would rain   Rain on you and me   Rain all over the dry dry ground   Rain all over the sad sad souls   That surround you and me      Rain take a way the sadness   Take away the madness   Can you wash us clean?   Can you wash us clean?   Clean   Clean   Clean      You're a small voice on the phone   Coming from somewhere I don't know   Say, man, I don't think I can keep going on      Well sometimes I just wish it would rain   Sometimes I just wish it would rain   Rain on you and me   Rain all over the dry dry ground   Rain all over the sad sad souls   That surround you and me      You and me   You and me   You and me   You and me