Nanci Griffith Follow

He got scattered thrown on the breeze as he tried to forget
He lost all his heat and his heart never will be the same
He got lighter than air, but he'll only come down in the rain

Strung out and hung out to dry laughin' under the line
It's not such a dignified place but he really don't mind
He says with his feet on the ground he'd have nothin' to gain
Claims he likes it up there and he'll only come down in the rain

Comin' down in the rain, washin' outta the sky
Loaded down with the pain there just ain't no way to fly
And you can read him as clear as the wall where he once wrote his name
It was right next to hers but it'll only come down in the rain

Burnin' himself out on a limb like a leaf in the fall
He blazed for awhile now he's feelin' all dried up and small
The colors all gone disappeared, near as quick as it came
He says he can't stay up, but he'll only come down in the rain

Comin' down in the rain, washin' outta the sky
Loaded down with the pain there just ain't no way to fly
And you can read him as clear as the wall where he once wrote his name
It was right next to hers but it'll only come down in the rain

And you can read him as clear as the wall where he once wrote his name
It was right next to hers but he'll only come down in the rain

He got scattered thrown on the breeze as he tried to forget
He lost all his heat and his heart never will be the same