TODAY IT'S GONNA RAIN 092610 - NO MAN'S LAND

James Michael Taylor

Uploaded September 26, 2010 10:12pm.

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You look out the window and the creek is swelling. Slowly crossing the lawn and heading up the driveway…. Time to get the lawnmower to higher ground.

TODAY IT’S GONNA RAIN - Key C

Today it’s gonna rain
C
The creek is gonna rise
G
The dam is gonna break
C
I can see it in your eyes
F
So you’re in love dear
C
and I should be happy
G
The dam is gonna break
C G C
The creek is gonna rise

“You ever have a perfectly clear day
Not a cloud in the sky
and then a big bolt of lightning.”

Fish a gonna swim
Birds a gonna fly
Beaver’s gonna eat the willow
Teardrops in my eyes
Trees a gonna fall
Flesh is gonna fly
Dam is gonna break
Creek is gonna rise

“You ever sit there on the bank
and watch the water commin’ toward ya
Wonder what you’ll do if it doesn’t stop?”

Today it’s gonna rain
The creek is gonna rise
The dam is gonna break
I can see it in your eyes
So you’re in love dear
and I should be happy
The dam is gonna break
The creek is gonna rise

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Guest said May 12, 2022 1:13pm

For years, now... I am quite familiar with Jimmy's body of work. I have labeled many of his songs as "masterpieces." This morning... I realized this JMT song transcends the term "masterpiece." Is it Jimmy's "Somewhere" or is it his "You"? No, it is "simply" a great example of Great Americana Art. Just think of how many aspiring songwriters (such as myself) would gladly go down to the crossroads and talk with Beelzebub... just for a chance to be able to claim they wrote... and then produced... such a song. Bravo, Maestro! Bravo!

Guest said February 8, 2022 1:58am

Damn, Jimmy... I have always thought this was one of your "good" albums. Tonight I realized it is one of your "damn good" albums. Thanks... again... for such a great collection of words!