I Wish It Would Rain Lyrics - Griffith Nanci

by Nanci Griffith 

Chorus: 

Oh I wish it would rain and wash my face clean 

I want to find some dark cloud to hide in here 

Oh love and a memory sparkle like diamonds 

When the diamonds fall they burn like tears 

When the diamonds fall they burn like tears 

Once I had a love from the Georgia Pans who only cared for me 

I want to find that love of 22 here at 33 

I've got a heart on my right and one on my left 

And neither suits my needs 

No the one I love is way out west and he never will need me 

I'm gonna pack up my two-step shoes and head for the Gulf Coast plains 

I want to walk the streets of my own home town where everybody knows my name 

I want to ride a ways down to Galveston when the hurricanes blow in 

Cause that Gulf Coast water tastes as sweet as wine 

when your heart's rolling home in the wind