Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain (ahh)
The sound of the raindrops falling represents the speaker's emotional state

Telling me just what a fool I've been (pitter patter, rap-tap-tap)
The rain is making the speaker realize their mistakes and foolish behavior

I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain (ahh)
The speaker wishes the rain would stop so they can cry alone and unobserved

And let me be alone again (pitter patter, rap-tap-tap)
The repetition of the rain sounds emphasizes the speaker's desire for solitude

The only girl I care about has gone away (ahh)
The speaker is heartbroken because the person they love has left them

Looking for a brand new start (pitter patter, rap-tap-tap)
The person the speaker loves left to start a new life

But little does she know that when she left that day (ahh)
The speaker feels hurt that the person they love left without knowing how much it would affect them

Along with her she took my heart (pitter patter, rap-tap-tap)
The speaker is expressing the feeling of being incomplete and shattered without their loved one

Rain please tell me now does that seem fair
The speaker is asking if it's fair that their heart was broken by the departure of the one they love

For her to steal my heart away when she don't care?
The speaker is questioning the morality of the person they love leaving them without a second thought

I can't love another when my hearts somewhere far away (ooh)
The speaker is admitting that they can't move on because their heart is still with the person who left

Rain won't you tell her that I love her so
The speaker is asking the rain to pass on their message of love to the person who left them

Please ask the sun to set her heart aglow
The speaker is hoping that the person they love will feel the same way and return their love

Rain in her heart and let the love we knew start to grow (ooh)
The speaker is asking the rain to bring back the love they once shared and revive their relationship

Oh, listen to the falling rain (ahh)
The speaker is expressing their sadness and longing in the repetitive sound of the rain

Pitter patter, pitter patter (ahh)
The onomatopoeic words represent the sound of the rain and add to the emotional impact of the song

Ooh listen, listen to the falling rain (ahh)
The speaker is emphasizing the importance of the sound of the rain to their emotional state

Pitter patter, pitter patter, ohh (ahh)
The repetition of the sounds shows the speaker's fixation on the rain as a representation of their sadness

Ooh listen, listen to the falling rain (ahh)
The speaker is urging listeners to focus on the sound of the rain as a symbol of their emotional state