Stop the Rain

[Scatting by Scatman John]

The fire of desire's causing too much pain

There isn't much to lose or to gain standing in the rain

It's driving me insane

As far as I can see the dream has been forsaken

We need to reawaken an ah stop standing in the rain...

Yeah... standing in the rain

Stop standing in the rain

(stop the rain)

[Scatting by Scatman John]

Somebody stop the rain

Stop the rain stop the rain stop the rain

(Standing in the rain)

Somebody stop the rain

Stop the rain stop the rain

Somebody stop the rain

Stop the rain stop the rain stop the rain

(Yeah...stop corruption)

Somebody stop the rain

Stop the rain stop the rain

I'm drippin' and I'm soakin' wet

[Scatting by Scatman John]

A silent kind of thunder flashing through my soul,

My mind's feelin hot but I'm cold.

Standin' in the rain,

Standing in the rain.

The words of the sages, written on the pages,

Impossible for me to see.

I'm standing in the rain.

Drivin' me insane.

Keeps rainin', yeah.

[Scatting by Scatman John]

Somebody stop the rain

Stop the rain stop the rain stop the rain

(Standing in the rain)

Somebody stop the rain (Ooh)

Stop the rain stop the rain (Yeah, stop pollution)

Somebody stop the rain

Stop the rain stop the rain stop the rain (Standing in the rain)

Somebody stop the rain, (Yeah)

Stop the rain stop the rain

Uh huh... God knows I'm soakin' wet (Uuah)

They try to tell you day's nite wrong's right black's white

Tell me what you're sayin' when you're prayin'

Standing in the

Rain... standing in the rain

The moral of the story you can take it from me

Take a look and you'll see that we're all standing in the

Rain... I just can't play the game (auhhhh)

Somebody stop the rain

(Yeah... stop corruption)

Somebody stop the rain (Uh huh)

Stop the rain stop the rain

Somebody stop the rain

(Yes hear me children I'm talkin')

(Uh huh) (Wo-oh) (Oh oh)

I'm drippin' and I'M soakin' wet

(Yeah)