I Wish It Would Rain
Gladys Knight & The Pips Lyrics

Sunshine blue skies please go away
The singer is asking for the sunshine and blue skies to go away because her lover has left her, leaving her future uncertain and making her feel sad.

The girl has found another and gone away.
The singer's lover has found someone else and left her, causing her to feel lonely and depressed.

With her went my future my life is filled with gloom
The singer's future is now uncertain and she feels sad and hopeless without her lover by her side.

So day after day I stay locked up in my room.
The singer is spending all her time in her room, feeling overwhelmed by her emotions and unable to face the world outside.

I know to you, it might sound strange but I wish it would rain,
The singer wishes for rain because it will provide a cover for her tears and hide her sadness from the world outside.

'Cause so badly I wanna go outside
The singer wants to go outside but is unable to do so because of her sadness and fear of ridicule.

But everyone knows that a man ain't supposed to cry
Society expects men to be strong and not show their emotions, making it harder for the singer to express her feelings.

Listen, I gotta cry 'cause crying eases the pain,
The singer feels the need to cry because it helps her cope with the pain of losing her lover.

Oh yeah, people this hurt I feel inside.
The singer is feeling a lot of pain and sadness inside and is struggling to cope with it on her own.

Words could never explain, I just wish it would rain.
The singer can't find the right words to express her emotions, so she wishes for rain to come and provide comfort.

Day in day out my tear-stained face
The singer's face is stained with tears and she is constantly crying because of the pain she feels.

Pressed against the window pain,
The singer is leaning against the window pane, looking out and hoping for rain to come and hide her tears.

My eyes search the skies desperately for rain,
The singer is searching the skies for rain, hoping that it will provide a cover for her tears.

Cause rain-drops will hide my tear -drops
The singer hopes that raindrops will cover up her tear drops and hide the fact that she is crying.

And no one will ever know that I'm crying,
The singer hopes that the raindrops will cover up her tears so that no one will see her crying.

Crying when I go outside.
The singer is afraid to go outside because she doesn't want anyone to see her crying.

To the world outside my tears,
The singer doesn't want the world to see her tears or know about her pain.

I refuse to explain, oh I wish it would rain,
The singer doesn't want to explain her feelings to anyone and wishes for rain to come and provide comfort instead.

Let it rain, let it rain.
The singer is hopeful that rain will come and provide a cover for her tears.

I need rain to disguise the tears in my eyes.
The singer needs rain to hide the fact that she is crying.

Oh, let it rain.
The singer is pleading for rain to come and provide comfort.

I'm a man and I got my pride
The singer is a man and wants to be strong, despite his emotional pain.

Til' it rains I'm gonna stay inside and let it rain.
The singer is going to stay inside until it rains, hoping that the rain will provide comfort and cover for his tears.