Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947 in Seattle, Washington) is an Amer… Read Full Bio ↴Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947 in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter.

Her credits include being an original cast member of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1968), the female lead (Sheila) in the Los Angeles company of Hair (1968), a number 1 single "The Right Time of the Night" (1977) and 3 Oscars for Best Song - "It Goes Like it Goes," from Norma Rae (1980), "Up Where We Belong," (with Joe Cocker) from "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982), & "I've Had the Time of My Life," (with Bill Medley) from "Dirty Dancing" (1987). (Her duets with Cocker & Medley were also #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.)

She toured with Leonard Cohen in 1972 & 1979. In 1987, she recorded "Famous Blue Raincoat" - an album of Cohen's compositions.

It's Raining
Jennifer Warnes Lyrics

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It's raining so hard
Looks like it's gonna rain all night
This is the time
I'd love to holding you tight
But I guess I'll have to accept
The fact that you're not here
I wish the night would hurry up and end,
My dear

It's raining so hard,
It's really coming down
Sitting by my window
Watching the rain fall to the ground
This is the time
I'd love to be holding you tight
But I guess I'll just go crazy tonight

It's raining so hard,
It brings back memories
Of the time
When you were here with me
Counting every drop
About to blow my top
I wish the rain would hurry up and stop

I've got the blues so bad
I can hardly catch my breath
The harder it rains
The worse, the worse it gets
This is the time
I'd love to be holding you tight

But I guess I'll just go crazy tonight
I guess I'll just go crazy tonight

Overall Meaning

The song It's Raining by Jennifer Warnes is a classic lament of heartbreak and longing. The singer sits by her window on a rainy night, wishing her lover were there to hold her. The rain serves as a powerful metaphor for her feelings of loneliness and desire. As the night wears on, she becomes more and more overwhelmed by her emotions, unable to catch her breath and longing for the rain to stop. This song is a poignant reminder of the power of music to capture and express some of the most complex and difficult emotions that humans experience.

The lyrics of It's Raining have a simple yet powerful structure that helps to convey the singer's emotions in a vivid and immediate way. The repetition of the phrase "It's raining so hard" creates a sense of claustrophobia and despair, while the alternation between moments of quiet reflection and moments of intense longing conveys the tumultuous nature of the singer's feelings. Throughout the song, the rain serves as a powerful symbol of both heartbreak and the desire for connection, tying together the different sections of the song into a cohesive whole.

Line by Line Meaning

It's raining so hard
The rain is falling heavily and steadily

Looks like it's gonna rain all night
The rain is expected to continue throughout the night

This is the time
The current moment is full of longing

I'd love to holding you tight
I wish I could hold you close

But I guess I'll have to accept
I must come to terms with the reality

The fact that you're not here
You are not present with me

I wish the night would hurry up and end,
I wish the current time would move forward quickly

My dear
An affectionate term of address

It's really coming down
The rain is heavy and intense

Sitting by my window
I am sitting next to the window

Watching the rain fall to the ground
I am observing the raindrops hitting the earth